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Posted at 4:28pm Thursday 16th May, 2013
 Bay of Plenty children are invited to join the 2013 Food Revolution Day this Friday– a global stand for good food and essential cooking skills on May 17.
Teen cook Claire Gourley will host an online interactive cooking session as part of the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation’s 2013 Food Revolution Day to celebrate real food, where it comes from...
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Posted at 8:18am Sunday 12th May, 2013 | By Zoe Hunter zoe@thesun.co.nz
Mount Maunganui residents are praising the new St John training facility introduced to teach more people first aid.
St John tutor Sally Moore and former tutor Guy Torrey at the new training facility in Mount Maunganui. Photos: Zoe Hunter
Until now, Mount Maunganui residents had to travel to Tauranga to receive first aid training with St John. Courses...
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Posted at 7:01am Sunday 12th May, 2013
 Nurses in Tauranga will join those around the world as International Nurses Day is marked today the anniversary of Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) president, Marion Guy says as the largest health care profession in the world, there is no doubt that nurses are the key to achieving healthy...
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Posted at 2:27pm Saturday 11th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 St John Ambulance is set for an extensive facelift with the organisation announcing it will roll out new uniforms and rebranded ambulances later this year.
The concept, currently in the early stages of development, will see the first change to the distinctive emergency service colours since 2001 in an attempt to increase staff visibility and safety.
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Posted at 3:54pm Friday 10th May, 2013
 Tauranga’s latest Age Concern New Zealand board member says people over the age of 65 years must not be lumped into one group by society.
Age Concern New Zealand board member Adrienne von Tunzelmann says people aged over 65 should not be grouped as one.
Adrienne von Tunzelmann, recently appointed to the national board of Age Concern New Zealand,...
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Posted at 2:50pm Thursday 09th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 The $50 chicken pox vaccine is likely to be introduced to the New Zealand Childhood Vaccine schedule.
Bay of Plenty Medical Officer of Health Dr Phil Shoemack says the vaccine could become fully funded if the approval is given.
“The existing schedule of vaccines is revisited and is changed from time to time.
“There are a few vaccines that...
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Posted at 10:53am Wednesday 08th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 An increase in the number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patients in the North Island has Bay of Plenty health officials urging parents and daycare centres to enforce children’s hygiene.
In the last month Tauranga Hospital has treated around 20 children, aged between two and five-years-old, suffering from dehydration as a result of the...
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Posted at 10:01am Saturday 04th May, 2013
 Bay of Plenty midwives will be recognised tomorrow for the care they provide to women and their babies throughout pregnancy.
International Midwives’ Day is a day to show appreciation to people who are committed to bringing new life into the world.
Midwives will be recognised internationally tomorrow.
Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s...
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Posted at 4:39pm Friday 03rd May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Lifelike cut-outs of hospital staff will be popping up around the Cameron Road premises and in Whakatane Hospital this month to help spread the word about hand hygiene.
In preparation for World Hand Hygiene Day on Sunday, May 5 Bay of Plenty District Health Board has organised an innovative campaign to promote the message.
Registered nurse Traci Reihana...
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Posted at 4:54pm Thursday 02nd May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Rumours people are admitted to Tauranga Hospital suffering kidney damage as a result of legal highs can’t be linked, say Bay of Plenty health officials.
Media reports five people from the Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Nelson had been admitted to hospital with kidney failure after smoking synthetic cannabis drugs.
A Temporary Class Drug Notice...
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