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Cataracts are inevitable just like we get grey hair and wrinkles as we age. The good news is that Re:Vision Laser & Cataract Centre is locally situated near Sylvia Park and Drs Trevor Gray and Mo Ziaei offer cataract appointments and theatre bookings every week.

Did you know that cataract surgery is now so seamless that we are able to complete cataract operations on both eyes in one day, without it impairing your vision? It is becoming more and more apparent that this is swiftly becoming the preferred option for cataract removal worldwide, it also helps those who had cataracts get their independence back quicker!

Pictured below with Dr Trevor Gray and the theatre nurses is recent patient Laurie. His cataracts were affecting everyday life activities and he was especially having difficulty with driving and knew it was time to get his cataracts removed.

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East health group established

By Zoe Garden A public meeting held in March 2021 to discuss the future health needs for east Auckland has led to a community-minded health group being established.

Counties Manukau Health stopped funding overnight care at any Urgent Care Clinic across the Counties Manukau Health district from July 2018.

On December 15 last year Care Group who runs the Urgent Care Clinic East Care Accident and Medical in Botany Road announced that they would be no longer providing an overnight service; a service that they had been providing for 20 years.

This decision caused a large public outcry across the community.

On March 31 local MPs Christopher Luxon and Simeon Brown hosted a public meeting with Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) chief executive Margie Apa and board chair Vui Mark Gosche to express and discuss their concerns with the loss of East Care’s overnight service. It was also to participate in a discussion about the future of health care in east Auckland.

“The meeting was held to discuss the future health needs of the locality,” Loretta Hansen, chief executive of East Health Trust PHO,

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown speaking at the East Care meeting. says.

Following this meeting, Hansen has been working with Penny Magud, general manager of Locality Services at CMDHB, to establish an Eastern Locality Community Health Review Steering Group.

“identifying current and future health and social care needs of the Eastern locality community”.

It is also tasked with “identifying how these needs might be met including potential delivery options and infrastructure requirements”.

“It brings together local key community representatives to review the current and future health and social needs,” Hansen says.

Each member of the steering group represents a sector of the community.

“This is to ensure that CMDHB and PHO hear directly from and work in partnership with health consumers and community members.”

The group will aim to deliver a strategy or proposal by July this year. The report that will be prepared for the DHB will outline recommendations around the health and social services the group wants to see being “taken forward by the DHB”.

The timeframe enables the group to receive the outcome of the independent review of overnight service requirements commissioned

by Counties Manukau DHB. “The CMDHB has always intended to review the overnight services following their decision to no longer provide overnight funding to urgent care providers (East Care),” Hansen says.

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The establishment of this group is to ensure Counties Manukau Health hears “directly from and works in partnership with health consumers and community members, living and/or working within the Eastern Locality district”.

The steering group’s purpose is to provide a mechanism for health consumers and representatives of sub-sectors of the community to participate in the planning, development and delivery of health and social care services by

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Men are already on the wrong side of the health statistics, being more susceptible to conditions such as heart disease, blood pressure and diabetes, are represented at a higher rate in deaths from mental illness and melanoma, and the incidence of prostate cancer is increasing in New Zealand.

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Your heart is the engine we need to keep running, an annual check-up by your health professional can prevent serious illness or death, and gives an opportunity to talk with your doctor on ways to improve your physical and mental health and reduce the risk factors. Men over 30 should start receiving their heart checks.

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PUTTING A PERMANENT SMILE ON PEOPLE’S FACES For someone who fainted at the sight of blood as a dental assistant at 16 years old, Ugie has come a long way.

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The role will involve leading the delivery of one-day and four-day programmes for groups of between 12 and 20 individuals across Aotearoa’s prisons, probation centres and schools.

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Medsafe’s “strict enforcement of outdated rules” means New Zealand exporters of natural health products and supplements will be unable to fulfil export sales, Natural Health Products says. It is calling on Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall to step in to help find a pragmatic solution so the industry can continue exporting and fulfil its contractual obligations to its customers. “No actual rules or regulations have changed, just the enforcement of them, and it puts our exporters in an impossible position. It places their existing customer relationships at risk of long-term damage due to an inability to

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stricter enforcement of an existing regulation in a way that is unworkable” says Craig Kearney, CEO of Vitaco Health Group.

“It means that we will be unable to export some of our products to key markets because of this decision and outdated regulations. We understand Medsafe is in a hard position but given how outdated the regulations are and the impact of this decision on Kiwi exporters we think there’s room to apply some common sense.”

There are two issues preventing export of products to international markets. Firstly, the wording on Free Sale Certificates is not accepted by many export health authorities.

Secondly, last year, Medsafe changed the Free Sale Certificate Application process so that New Zealand exporters need to sign a declaration that products comply with New Zealand labelling requirements, even for products that will not be sold in New Zealand and were never intended to be.

YOUR HEALTH – WINTER 2021

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Pakuranga pharmacy starts Covid jabs

THE VALUE OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE Dr. James Brownlie has practiced Chiropractic in Pakuranga for 50 years.

Chiropractic is a drugless method of treating pain and skeletal disfunction Chiropractic has been formally practiced in New Zealand for 99 years.

The New Zealand College of Chiropractic has a fulltime 5 years course.

Research at the Institute is in a very heathy state of activity. James uses hands on technique without and machines.

Diagnosis is assisted with X-Ray imaging of the affected areas of involvement.

Treatment of spinal issues is assisted when needed with an in house Podiatrist.

Dr. Brownlie has experience with sport and general injuries. Diet and Exercise advise is given relative to the problem treated.

The Clinic is a Registered provider for Accident related injuries.

Dr James Brownlie DC MNZCA Member of the NZ Chiropractrs Association 317 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga Phone 09 576 5169

By Zoe Garden A pharmacy in Pakuranga has become the first to provide Covid-19 vaccinations in Auckland.

In April 2021 Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed the Ministry of Health is not considering pharmacies as Covid-19 vaccination sites.

This has been rectified as of July as Covid-19 vaccinations are expected to ramp up for general practices and pharmacies.

Pakuranga Unichem is among them.

On June 11 Unichem opened their doors for vaccinations. They are focusing on designated groups with 65+ being the priority. They have vaccinated about 1000 people.

Unichem has previously worked with ethnic community groups and leaders to provide vaccinations and support to members of the public.

They participated in a free influenza vaccination service, Community Flu Fighters, which was delivered by pharmacists and targeted people aged over 65 from the Asian community in the Counties Manukau Health District.

“We’ve done a lot with the community,” Vicky Chan, the centre manager, says. “We have a wonderful relationship with them.”

Chan and her team hope to remove barriers with the help of previously established relationships with the community. Chan says community members

Pharmacist Yan Gao administers a Covid 19 vaccine to Sharon Adams at Unichem Pharmacy in Pakuranga as they commence their vaccination roll out.

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can get stuck behind a language barrier and confusion. “They know us,” Chan says. “We know them. So there’s a level of trust and communication there.”

Some community members find it difficult to reach the pharmacy.

“We work with community leaders to transport them here,” Chan says. “We’ve work with Shanti Niwas, Bhartiya Samaj and the Korean Positive Ageing Charitable Trust.

They’ve all be wonderful and helpful.”

Additionally, Chan and her team wish to educate their patients and the wider community on misinformation and any confusion they may have. “There’s a circulation of misinformation,” Chan says.

“We want to abate any concerns.”

PAKURANGA CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC James Brownlie has worked as a chiropractor in Pakuranga for over 50 years, focusing on good health care and sports with chiropractic treatments & drugless healing systems

Reach optimum health through correction of the spine and nervous system • Lower Back pain • Sciatica & Disc problems

• Neck & Shoulder pain • Headaches & Migraines

Dr James A. Brownlie DC. MNZCA. Member of the NZ Chiropractors Association

Phone 09 576 5169 317 Pakuranga Rd Pakuranga JH16920

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Vaccinations for the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand The COVID-19 vaccination rollout for the general population starts from the end of July.

Our COVID-19 vaccination programme has built momentum steadily since February. We are vaccinating around 100,000 people a week at the moment. In the second half of the year we hit top speed and everyone in New Zealand aged 16 and over will be able to be vaccinated.

Moving to the general population So far, vaccinations have been made available to those most at risk of getting COVID-19 to limit the chances of it getting into the wider population.

With more vaccine supply coming on, and having ramped up our infrastructure, vaccinations for everyone else in New Zealand aged 16 and over (the general population) start from 28 July.

This is a very large group of people. To make this flow smoothly, we will break this down by age bands.

All people aged 60 plus can book their vaccinations from 28 July.

Then, two weeks later, people who are 55 plus. From there, new age bands will be opened up every 2–3 weeks based on confirmed deliveries of the vaccine and the speed of rollout to earlier groups.

By mid to late August, invitations should be open for people over 45. By mid to late September, invitations should be open for those over 35, with everyone else being eligible from October.

Invitations Most people will get a direct invitation to book – either by email, text, phone call or in the post. You will then be able to book through Book My Vaccine, a new national booking system that will be online from 28 July, or phone a new national call centre. Availability of booking slots (the date, time and place you can be vaccinated) will vary between district health board (DHB) regions.

Once you are eligible to be vaccinated, you can be vaccinated at any time. There is no cut off.

Registration

Getting a vaccination Step 1

Receiving an invitation We’ll call or send you an email, text or letter to invite you to book.

Step 2

Make your booking From 28 July, go to Book My Vaccine or call the new national call centre to book both doses, or to register if your age band isn’t open yet.

Step 3

Get your vaccination Have your first vaccination dose.

3–6 weeks later have your second vaccination dose.

If you don’t hear from us, or are concerned, you can register for your vaccination through the new national Book My Vaccine booking system at any time from 28 July.

Important dates 28 July

People 60+

Vaccinations open

11 August

People 55+

Vaccinations open

Mid to late Aug

People 45 +

Invitations should open

Mid to late Sept

People 35+

Invitations should open

October

People 16+

Invitations should open

Other ways to get vaccinated As we go through the year there will be other ways for people to be vaccinated. These will include workplace vaccinations and other targeted vaccination events across the country. For some remote rural communities we will vaccinate all age groups at the same time to make it easier for them. Our successful whānaucentred approach to vaccinations will continue for Māori and Pacific communities and those with disabilities.

Even if your age band isn’t open, everyone aged 16 and over will be able to go to Book My Vaccine to register for an invitation from 28 July. Registration means we will be certain to have your correct contact details and when your age group is opened, you will get an invitation telling you it’s your turn to book.

Find out more at Covid19.govt.nz

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