Ten mental health workers introduced to Hawke s Bay community amid Covid-19 concerns
15 Jan, 2021 01:25 AM
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Back: Trey Ferguson, Emma Laking, Sonia Pederson, Sally Tither, Donna Whitiwhiti, Lance Tupaea. Front: Veronica Luckman, Trixie Terry, Haylee Williams and Kylee Stok. Photo / Supplied
Back: Trey Ferguson, Emma Laking, Sonia Pederson, Sally Tither, Donna Whitiwhiti, Lance Tupaea. Front: Veronica Luckman, Trixie Terry, Haylee Williams and Kylee Stok. Photo / Supplied
Designated mental health workers have been introduced to the Hawke s Bay community amid a rise in the number of mental health related concerns since Covid-19.
Ten people have been recruited to work alongside general practice teams as part of a new service rolled out by Health Hawke s Bay.
She is the face and voice of Aunty s Garden, which blossomed in 2003 when Lawrence became inspired by traditions of sharing surplus produce between marae. She established a community garden at Waipatu Marae in Hastings. “I asked my cousin if I could use the land next to marae for a garden, and they said yes. So I said to my husband, ‘right get the tractor out’ and then it just went from there,” she recalled. “We just planted things in long rows to start off with. Then in 2009 John Key came to give us some funding. It wasn t much, but the next round we got was from the Hawke s Bay District Health Board.”
Hawke s Bay mother who put her child s life before her own dies aged 20
24 Dec, 2020 03:14 AM
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Rhianna Truman was disgnosed with adamantinoma - an extremely rare bone cancer in her leg - in 2012. Photo / Supplied Rhianna Truman passed away on December 21 after an eight-year battle with cancer.
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In 2012, Rhianna, known as Rhi Rhi, was diagnosed with adamantinoma - an extremely rare bone cancer in her leg.
After having metal rods and screws put in her leg, the teenager was told the cancer had spread to her lungs in 2015, with little chance of a cure.
Rhianna Truman, who passed away on December 21 after an eight-year battle with cancer, was remembered by many at her funeral on Thursday. Photo / Warren Buckland
Hawke s Bay DHB increases security to help staff cope with abusive patients
21 Dec, 2020 11:33 PM
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The District Health Board has no tolerance for violence or verbal threats to staff at Hawke s Bay Hospital in Hastings. Photo / Warren Buckland
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Abuse of hospital staff has prompted the Hawke s Bay District Health Board to increase its security presence and install more CCTV cameras.
DHB chief executive Keriana Brooking said the district health board had a zero tolerance to violence and verbal threats and would trespass visitors who were abusive to staff.
She said staff who work for the DHB, or in any other healthcare setting in Hawke s Bay, should not have to face abuse, intimidation or violence of any kind at work.
Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 12:32 pm
Hawke’s Bay DHB’s chief executive Keriana Brooking
says staff who work for the DHB, or in any other healthcare
setting in Hawke’s Bay, should not have to face abuse,
intimidation or violence of any kind at work.
Mrs
Brooking said the district health board had a zero tolerance
to violence and verbal threats and would trespass visitors
who were abusive to staff.
“Over the holiday period
we have staff working 24/7, caring for people when they need
medical and life saving treatment. Staff give up time with
their families so they can be there with you when you need