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Paul Cosgrove believes he could have been treated if his bowel cancer was detected earlier. He doesn t want anyone else to struggle to access a colonoscopy.
The Southern District Health Board has publicly apologised for its colonoscopy service delivery failures and committed to fixing it, but patients say they want to know how things will change. Wanaka grandfather Paul Cosgrove has made peace with the fact that he’s living on borrowed time He knows that if his bowel cancer had been detected earlier, it could have been treated. Cosgrove feels let down by the Southern District Health Board.
Northland drink-driving: Family calls for stricter laws despite drop in repeat offenders
28 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM
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Janiah Fairburn, right, and her daughter Azarliyah Hadfield were killed by a drunk driver near Topuni last year. Photo / Supplied
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz The family of a Northland mother and toddler killed in a crash caused by a teenage recidivist drink-driver say the region s drop in the number of drink-drivers with three or more convictions is positive - but even one would still be too many.
They have called for stricter laws to shield other Kiwis from the grief bred by avoidable deaths.
There s a just a general anxiety amongst already burnt out GPs in those areas, he said.
COVID-19 modeller from Te Pūnaha Matatini, Shaun Hendy, said people s lack of access to their regular doctor was a worry because it could make them more reluctant to get a test. If they re out of their home town they may not know where the testing centres are. And if they re out at the beach those testing centres might be a long way away, he said.
The big music festivals and concerts were a worry too. If a case did make it through isolation of quarantine and then a border worker picked it up and went to one of these events then that is a scenario where we could get wider spread, Professor Hendy said.
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The virus was surging in many countries overseas making it more likely to arrive at New Zealand s borders.
Chief executive of the Rural General Practice Network, Grant Davidson, said small town doctors were already feeling the pressure - especially after a tough year.
They were worried about the load on their small practices as people headed to baches, he said. There s a just a general anxiety amongst already burnt out GPs in those areas, he said.
Covid-19 modeller from Te Pūnaha Matatini, Shaun Hendy, said people s lack of access to their regular doctor was a worry because it could make them more reluctant to get a test.
Press Release – Northland District Health Board Northland DHB and NZ Police recently conducted four Controlled Purchase Operations at licensed premises throughout Northland with mixed results. During the four operations, the underage volunteers aged 16 and 17 years attempted to purchase alcohol from 53 …
Northland DHB and NZ Police recently conducted four Controlled Purchase Operations at licensed premises throughout Northland with mixed results.
During the four operations, the underage volunteers aged 16 and 17 years attempted to purchase alcohol from 53 Off-licensed premises in Whangarei, Kaipara, Mid North and the greater Bay of Islands areas. While there were NO sales in the Whangarei and Kaipara areas, TWO sales were made to the underage volunteers in the Mid North and greater Bay of Islands area.