Move more – from your bed or your chair
April is ‘Move More Month’ and ‘April Falls Month’ which is all about falls prevention. Each year many people fall and injure themselves in their home, which can be a scary thought if you live alone.
Taamaki ki Raro Faamasino (Sino) Mann
Sino loves what he gets to do in the very busy Ward 9 at Middlemore Hospital.
Autism project the brainchild of passionate colleagues
A passionate group of our staff members launched the Autism/Takiwaatanga Friendly Hospital initiative at Kidz First Children's Hospital back in 2019 with a mission to help make the hospital experience easier for tamariki takiwaatanga (children with autism) and their whaanau.
Jammies campaign on again at Counties Manukau
As the weather cools down and winter approaches – yes, we know that’s kind of depressing – the teams at the Middlemore Foundation and Kidz First Hospital are gearing up for a big push in 2024 to bring joy and good health to thousands of tamariki in our community.
Counties Manukau Celebrates the first World Hospital Pharmacy Day
Our team of fine Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians are this week marking an important day for their profession. Wednesday 27th March is the first-ever World Hospital Pharmacy Day celebrated internationally.
Clinical news with Dr Andrew Connolly
Kia ora taatou It’s been a rewarding few weeks for us at Counties Manukau with lots of positive developments and promising trends in our services.
Taamaki ki Raro - Michelle Pokorny
It would be fair to observe that Michelle Pokorny loves sounds. The kind of sounds that tamariki with impaired hearing get to wonder at when they get the right treatment from one of Counties Manukau’s fine audiologists and ENT specialists.
Counties celebrates our vital Anaesthetic Technicians
If you’ve ever had surgery involving a general anaesthetic, you might have wondered who the friendly person is that starts to carefully monitor you before you go off to sleep.
Study into Chronic Pain in Maori yields vital information
A team working in Northland, Auckland, and at Middlemore Hospital has published important research which gives significant insights into managing chronic pain, especially among Maori.
HPV self-screening is a gamechanger
The new HPV self-screening is set to be a game changer for increasing the number of women being screened for HPV (human papilloma virus) Last year, HPV self-testing became a new option which is great news if you are a very private person or a bit shy.