Cardiology care closer to home for East Coast
A cardiology team in Gisborne is crediting stronger relationships with Ngāti Porou for the success of recent remote clinics up the East Coast. Gisborne-based cardiology nurse practitioner Tracy Low, left, and Hauora Tairāwhiti head of cardiology Dr Gerry Devlin. Photo: Alice Angeloni / LDR The burden of heart disease falls unequally on Māori and Pasifika, a problem further compounded in isolated and high deprivation areas. Hauora Tairāwhiti director of cardiology Dr Gerry Devlin said the team had been looking at their services and how they could operate differently. "If you do it the sam...
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