Youth Week (20-26 May), coordinated by Ara Taiohi, is designed to encourage rangatahi (young people) to take on challenges, share ideas and focus on the positive aspects of being young. It's also to recognise the youth workers, youth service providers and others working with and for rangatahi.
In the Waikato, Pinnacle provides School-based Health Services, funded by Te Whatu Ora, in more than 40 lower decile high schools, wharekura, teen parent units, and alternative education sites. That's 14 per cent of the entire School-based Health Services across Aotearoa.
We'd like to say ngā mihi nui to our team doing the mahi, supporting rangatahi to enhance their wellbeing, resilience, readiness to learn, and academic success.
After 27 years with Kawhia Health Centre practice manager Heather Sherman is moving on, literally, in her (stunningly beautiful!) campervan with (equally stunning!) dog Jaxon by her side.
Read moreEach year MAS undertakes a GP locum/associate and nurse practitioner remuneration survey. The five minute survey is open to all practices in Aotearoa New Zealand until 5pm, Friday 23 February. If you don’t subscribe to the MAS HealthyPractice service, you can email your details to MAS at the end of the survey to receive a copy of the published report.
Read moreThis new programme is a collaboration between Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa (Facilitation Service) and general practices.
View detailsThe Children's Act came into effect on 1 July 2015. Learn what is in a worker safety check, download resources to help with this and learn more about our police vetting service.