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Managing back pain through COVID-19 response and beyond
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 12:49 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Changes to living and working conditions could have back pain implications for many but these can be avoided say health experts More >>
Tauranga’s Baypark COVID-19 Assessment Centre Closed This Sunday
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 3:15 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Tauranga’s COVID-19 assessment centre will not be open this coming Sunday 10 May. The Tauranga Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC) located at the Trustpower Baypark Stadium will be open as normal throughout this week and on Saturday but closed on ... More >>
Pop-Up COVID-19 Assessment Clinics Announced For Matata, Taneatua, Edgecumbe And Te Teko
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 4:50 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Pop-Up drive-through assessment clinics will be held in four more Eastern Bay locations over the course of the coming week. The new Pop-Up sites, dates and times are: Matatā : Friday 1st May 10am-2pm Matatā Rugby and Sports Club, 12 Division Street ... More >>
New Katikati Drive-through COVID-19 Assessment Centre Opens
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 11:29 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
A new drive-through COVID-19 assessment centre is being opened in Katikati tomorrow (Wednesday 29 April). The new service will be operational on five of the next six days from 10am-2pm, except Sunday when it is closed. Opening times thereafter will ... More >>
Health Advisory For Lakes Rotoehu, Rotoiti And Rotorua
Saturday, 25 April 2020, 4:07 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The local Medical Officer of Health has issued a health advisory for Lakes Rotoehu, Rotoiti and Rotorua. Recent sampling results confirm that there is a level of algal bloom activity in each of these local lakes. The laboratory results show that the ... More >>
Whakatāne COVID-19 Assessment Centre New Opening Hours From Monday 27 April
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 12:08 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Whakatāne COVID-19 assessment centre will be changing its opening hours from Monday 27 April. The Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC), based at Whakatāne War Memorial Hall, will be opening daily (except Sunday) from 9am-12.30pm starting ... More >>
COVID-19 Additional Testing In Western Bay Of Plenty Tomorrow Thursday, 23 April
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 6:41 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
As part of our response to eliminate the spread of COVID-19, the Bay of Plenty DHB is planning additional testing for a group of approximately 250 seasonal workers in Te Puke from tomorrow. These seasonal workers are associated with a recent confirmed ... More >>
Pop-Up COVID-19 Clinics To Be Held On Saturday At Tōrere And Ōpape Marae
Friday, 17 April 2020, 9:59 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Pop-Up Covid-19 assessment clinics will be held on Saturday (18 April) at two Eastern Bay marae near Ōpōtiki. The two-hour-long drive-through screening assessment and testing clinics will be held first at Tōrere Marae and then at Ōpape Marae. The ... More >>
Address Health Concerns With Your Family Doctor As Usual
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 3:27 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Have any health concerns you would usually see your family doctor about? Get in touch with your GP as normal, irrespective of the lockdown, that’s the message coming from Bay of Plenty GPs. Local general practices and health organisations are ... More >>
Eastern Bay Pop-Up COVID Assessment Centre Sites And Times Announced
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 5:22 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Pop-Up drive-through COVID assessment clinics are continuing throughout the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Destinations for the one-day clinics during April include Murupara, Waimana, Rūātoki, Waikaremoana and Ruatāhuna with more locations being assessed ... More >>
Changes To COVID-19 Assessment Centre Closing Times Starting Thursday
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 4:43 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay’s COVID-19 assessment centres will be changing their operating times starting this Thursday (16 April). From Thursday the Tauranga Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC) located at the Trustpower Baypark Stadium will be moving to new weekday and ... More >>
BOP Health COVID-19 Response - Issue No. 2
Saturday, 11 April 2020, 3:02 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The BOP HEALTH COVID-19 Response is a joint initiative by Toi Te Ora Public Health (Toi Te Ora), and the Bay of Plenty and Lakes District Health Boards – uniting the people of the Bay of Plenty and Lakes by providing information on the local response ... More >>
Change Of Site For COVID-19 Assessment Centre In Ōpōtiki Launching On Thursday
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 7:07 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
There has been a change of venue for the COVID-19 assessment centre which is being launched in Ōpōtiki on Thursday 9 April. The “Pop Up | Drive Thru” centre will now be located at: The Ōpōtiki Senior Citizens Hall 1 King Street (corner of King ... More >>
New Closing Time For Whakatāne COVID-19 Assessment Centre Announced
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 12:13 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Whakatāne COVID-19 assessment centre will be opening from 9am-4pm daily starting this Thursday (9 April). The new opening hours mean the Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC) at the Whakatāne War Memorial Hall will be closing two hours earlier ... More >>
COVID-19 Assessment Centres To Launch In Ōpōtiki And Kawerau
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 12:09 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
COVID-19 assessment centres are this week being launched in Ōpōtiki and Kawerau. The “Pop Up | Drive Thru” centres both open on Thursday (9 April) and will each operate three days a week going forward until further notice. Ōpōtiki will run ... More >>
BOP HEALTH COVID-19 Response Launches New Website
Monday, 6 April 2020, 4:41 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The BOP HEALTH COVID-19 Response has created a new website to help address the Bay of Plenty and Lakes community’s COVID-19 questions. The website has the latest health updates relating to COVID-19, plus answers to frequently asked questions. ... More >>
Patients Reminded To Bring Personal Devices To Hospital To Stay In Touch
Monday, 6 April 2020, 10:42 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
People coming into hospital are being reminded to bring a phone or other personal device with them so they can keep in contact with loved ones. Tight hospital visitor restrictions as a result of COVID-19 mean most hospital patients can’t have any ... More >>
First Day At Baypark A Success For Tauranga COVID-19 Assessment Centre
Friday, 3 April 2020, 3:46 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Tauranga COVID-19 Assessment Centre’s first day in its new home at the Trustpower Baypark Stadium has been a success say organisers. The Tauranga Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC), which is testing those with potential COVID-19 symptoms, had been ... More >>
Whakatāne Hospital Prepared For COVID-19
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 4:33 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Whakatāne Hospital is triaging patients at the front entrance as part of its preparedness to protect patients, staff and the wider community from COVID-19. “People will notice a portacom is now set up at the front entrance. Rather than coming into the ... More >>
Public Should Be Confident In Bay Of Plenty Health System’s COVID-19 Preparations
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 9:45 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
People should have confidence in the preparations being made on their behalf by their healthcare professionals says the person leading the Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s (BOPDHB) COVID-19 response. “We’re seeing the very best of our ... More >>
