Home care deserves more respect
Health Issues HealthcareNapier-based carer Tamara Baddeley and I are due to speak at 1.45pm. At 1.38pm she texts: ‘Hi Abby. I’ve just got home. Can you give me 10 minutes to get…
Abby Beswick18 November 2020
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Must move on mental health
Health Issues Wellbeing HealthcareDeborah Grace and Deb Lee have a vision for a walk-in crisis response centre for mental health in Hawke’s Bay. A place with a welcoming, culturally inclusive, non-clinical environment, offering…
Bridget Freeman-Rock09 November 2020
Spring detox?
Health Issues WellbeingLooking in the mirror, some of you might think that you have blossomed over the winter months and need to do something to get back into shape. Some of you…
Hazel Thomas05 November 2020
End of Life Choice prevails
Health Issues HealthcareIn a hugely important step toward a more humane New Zealand, over 65% of voters approved the End of Life Choice referendum. Although approximately 480,000 special votes are yet to…
BayBuzz30 October 2020
Youth voice on cannabis vote
Health Opinion Issues National politics WellbeingKeelan Heesterman is a year 12 Karamu High School student and a member of the Hastings Youth Council, with a passion for politics, debating and public speaking, and playing guitar in…
Keelan Heesterman12 October 2020
A Raw Deal for Raw Milk?
Land/Farming Health IssuesSeven agents quickly alighted, three of the burliest secured the immediate perimeter while four inspectors, on presenting a search warrant authourised by the Upper Hutt District Court, began rifling through…
Keith Newman01 April 2020
Your Health and Climate Change
HealthFor most of us the equation is pretty simple: too much heat = too much sun = sunburn … or worse, skin cancer or heat stroke, both possibly fatal. So,…
Tom Belford01 February 2020
Food Myths
Health Food & DrinkAnd soon we’re going to have to document for consumers in real time that our agricultural practices actually deliver these social goods. I make no bones about it – I…
Phyliss Tichinin01 December 2019
Omnivores
HealthA major controversy erupted last month in nutrition circles. The subject was red meat, and the risks (or not) consumption of red meat pose for us humans. On the one…
Tom Belford01 December 2019
Radiation Treatment Coming to Hawke’s Bay
HealthBut when? In August the Government announced an overdue healthcare ‘gift’ for Hawke’s Bay. As part of a larger purchase, a new Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machine would be provided for…
Tom Belford01 October 2019
District Health Boards – Do We Care?
Health PoliticsWhat are DHBs? According to the Ministry of Health (MoH) DHBs are “responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services in their district”. Boards, led by a chairman,…
Sophie Price10 September 2019
Food Trends and Gut Health
HealthEach year, respected global consultancy New Nutrition Business publishes a report assessing the key food trends for the year. Here is their most recent list, on which I asked local…
Tom Belford01 August 2019
Eating to save yourself … And the planet
HealthMeat eaters of the world … lay down your knives! You are destroying your health and the health of the planet. That essentially is the message of the EAT- Lancet…
Tom Belford01 June 2019
On the Brink of Apartheid: Health Inequity in Hawke’s Bay
Health DiversityThe culmination of a year of research and inquiry by the District Health Board, the Report is a grim read. The sliding scale summarising its findings is heavily weighted towards…
Rosheen FitzGerald01 April 2019
Mental health system fails stress test
HealthLast year, a report from the OECD offered a sobering assessment of New Zealand’s mental health situation, looking chiefly through the lens of its impact on work and productivity. It…
Tom Belford01 April 2019
It’s Bedtime!
HealthWhen I was a kid, I used to cringe at the nightly call from my mom – “It’s bedtime!” [Made worse by the occasional, “And take a bath!” But I…
Tom Belford01 February 2019
P & Qs: Meth in Hawke’s Bay
Health“Most people in Hawke’s Bay have at least one P user in their street,” claims MP Lawrence Yule. No one Bay Buzz interviewed disputes this claim, or even appears shocked…
Rosheen FitzGerald01 December 2018
Health System at the Brink
HealthRobust public consultations this year around the region’s Long Term Plans have resulted in tens of millions of dollars being allocated to improving water infrastructure, to major amenities in our…
Tom Belford01 December 2018
HB Health System in Crisis
HealthFor those on the coalface of health, it’s no news that the way we deliver healthcare has to change. The unsustainability of our current approach is manifestly evident. When I…
Bridget Freeman-Rock01 December 2018
Smartwatch, Smart Move?
HealthSmartwatches are becoming an increasingly valuable tool in the arena of sport performance, health, and fitness. The ‘wearable device’ market is big business. According to International Data Corporation this market…
Sarah Cates01 October 2018
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