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Grants Of Nearly $300,000 To Help Māori Health And Equity In The Bay Of Plenty
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 10:58 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
New grants totaling nearly $300,000 will be used to focus on Māori health advancement and improving equity in the Bay of Plenty. It has been announced that the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) has received three Health Sector Research Collaboration ... More >>
Be A Guardian Of The Future – Protect Against Measles
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 9:42 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
A national campaign urging people between 15-30 years of age to get immunised against measles has been launched and the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) is strongly reinforcing this message. Measles is about 8 times more contagious than ... More >>
Health Warning Issued For Lake Rotoehu
Monday, 23 November 2020, 4:08 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
A health warning has been issued for Lake Rotoehu due to a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae. “This health warning means that people should avoid any activity which results in contact with the lake water,” says Dr Jim Miller, Medical ... More >>
Ground-Breaking Choir Improving Lives Of People With Neurological Conditions Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 4:59 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
A ground-breaking choir which helps people with neurological conditions achieve a better quality of life is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The Brainwave Singers marked the special occasion by raising $2000 for Parkinson’s New Zealand, a cause ... More >>
Dental Schemes Delivering Dramatic Results And Bringing Healthy Smiles Back To Eastern Bay Students
Monday, 16 November 2020, 11:12 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Dental pain isn’t just a health issue for young Eastern Bay students, says one high school principal, it affects their education and their futures. Addressing that issue is just one of the motivating factors behind some innovative dental health ... More >>
Bay Organisations Meet To Discuss COVID Response - Past, Present, Future
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 3:57 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Organisations from across the Bay of Plenty have come together to appraise the local COVID response and to plan for future outbreaks. 39 organisations registered for the ‘Past, Present, Future’ event organised by the Bay of Plenty District Health ... More >>
Internationally Renowned Trauma Course Held In Tauranga For First Time
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 10:24 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Hosting a high profile, internationally recognised trauma course at Tauranga Hospital for the first time is great news for both the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) and the community it serves say medical experts. Trauma physicians at the ... More >>
Pānui Pāpāho - Taupō District COVID-19 Alert – List Of Places
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 4:27 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
An Auckland family of three confirmed with COVID-19 travelled from Auckland to Taupō last weekend and visited a number of public places in the Taupō district. This was before they had symptoms but they may have been infectious at the time. As a precaution, ... More >>
BOPDHB Completes Priority Worker Testing At Port Of Tauranga
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 3:21 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has completed the COVID-19 testing of all Port of Tauranga high priority workers – in advance of the Ministry of Health deadline. BOPDHB Incident Controller Dr Joe Bourne said close to 720 high priority port workers ... More >>
Covid-19 Testing at Port of Tauranga to Begin at Midday
Monday, 17 August 2020, 12:17 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board will begin COVID-19 surveillance testing for all Port of Tauranga workers from noon today, Monday 17 August 2020. More >>
Reassurance For Port Of Tauranga Workers From Ministry Of Health And BOPDHB
Saturday, 15 August 2020, 5:59 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Reassurances are being given to people who work at Port of Tauranga, that following an Order from the Ministry of Health on Friday night, they will not be penalised if they are unable to get tested for COVID-19 before midnight (11.59pm) on Monday ... More >>
Eastern BoP Residents With COVID Symptoms Should Ring Healthline Or Visit Testing Sites This Weekend
Friday, 14 August 2020, 6:14 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Eastern Bay of Plenty residents experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should call Healthline or visit one of four testing sites this weekend. There are four COVID-19 testing centres open across the Eastern Bay of Plenty on Saturday and Sunday. These are as ... More >>
Bay Of Plenty Health System Gearing Up For COVID-19 Response
Friday, 14 August 2020, 5:36 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay of Plenty District Health Board Interim Chief Executive Simon Everitt is reassuring the community about the health system’s preparedness to quickly respond to any risk of COVID-19 in the Bay of Plenty DHB region. “Our COVID-19 response includes ... More >>
Visiting Tauranga And Whakatāne Hospitals During COVID-19 At Alert Level 2
Friday, 14 August 2020, 5:06 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
People wishing to visit whānau, family and friends in Tauranga and Whakatāne hospitals during COVID-19 Alert Level 2 are asked to be aware of some restrictions that are currently in place to support the need to maintain social distancing. In the Emergency ... More >>
Public Asked To Call Their GP First Regarding COVID-19 Testing
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 5:05 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The public is being asked to continue seeking medical advice for COVID-19 symptoms through their GP in the first instance. Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) COVID-19 Response Incident Controller Dr Joe Bourne said he understood people’s ... More >>
Test Result Negative For COVID-19
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 12:08 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
A flight attendant who recently visited Rotorua has tested negative for COVID-19. The flight attendant was on the same flight as the two people, now in the Wellington region, who have recently been confirmed as positive for COVID-19. “Contacts of ... More >>
COVID-19 Assessment And Testing To Move To General Practice
Friday, 22 May 2020, 10:35 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
With the country at Alert Level 2, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s (BOPDHB) COVID-19 pandemic response is also moving to the next phase. This includes the process for assessment and swabbing for COVID-19. From Monday 25 May 2020, people with symptoms ... More >>
Whakatāne COVID-19 Assessment Centre To Open Weekdays Only
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 4:07 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay of Plenty District Health Board Community Based Health Services Lead Dr Joe Bourne said hours may continue to change depending on the level of demand but the centre would operate for as long as needed. More >>
Bay Of Plenty DHB Updates Visitor Policy Under Alert Level 2
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 6:42 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board recognises the important role of visitors in the healing process. With this in mind, we have updated our visitor policy under COVID-19 Alert Level 2, while continuing to protect patients and staff from any potential ... More >>
Once-in-a-generation Opportunity In The Fight Against STIs Says Sexual Health Expert
Friday, 8 May 2020, 11:27 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The COVID-19 lockdown period has presented a once-in-a-generation opportunity in the fight against sexually-transmitted diseases says a leading sexual health expert. President-elect of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine Dr Massimo ... More >>
