Health New Zealand is significantly improving the way it communicates with South Island patients by introducing an email-based system to send appointment letters. However, to ensure patients receive these communications, they’re being asked to not automatically consider them spam but follow the verification process outlined below instead. “From Monday 14 April, patients who have previously provided Health NZ with an email address … Continued
Health New Zealand is significantly improving the way it communicates with South Island patients by introducing an email-based system to send appointment letters. However, to ensure patients receive these communications, they’re being asked to not automatically consider them spam but follow the verification process outlined below instead. “From Monday 14 April, patients who have previously provided Health NZ with an email address … Continued
Age Concern Canterbury is proud to support Selwyn District Council’s Ageing Positively strategy with the launch of the Older Persons’ Hub at the Rolleston Community Centre. This dedicated space will be open from Thursday 3rd April, operating Monday to Friday 9am to 12 noon, offering local residents access to essential Age Concern Canterbury services and … Continued
Are you a Senior, or do you have a Senior in your life, who is looking to build their confidence online? CERT NZ’s Staying Safe Online for Senior’s webinar is coming up on the 20th of February and is designed to empower seniors, as well as friends and whānau, with the know-how to safely navigate … Continued
Cantabrians are being urged to keep cool and hydrated during what looks set to be a stretch of scorching temperatures hitting the region this week. Hot weather is forecast for Thursday 11 January with temperatures predicted to get to a maximum of 32 degrees. Dr Matt Reid, Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, says … Continued
The 24 hour surgery have scheduled closures from 10pm till 8am the following morning on these dates: Thursday 7th September Friday 8th September Saturday 9th September Sunday 10th September Friday 15th September Saturday 16th September From Thursday 21 September, 24 Hour Surgery will close to patients each evening between 10pm and 8am the … Continued
Have you ever driven to work and realised you didn’t remember driving there? Have you eaten dinner and afterwards realised you hardly tasted the food? That happens to all of us at some time. Many of us live on auto-pilot. We go through routine motions; we worry about the future, or we spend time going … Continued
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will be conducting its annual nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) between 6pm and 7pm this Sunday evening. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will be conducting its annual nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) between 6pm and 7pm this Sunday evening. The nationwide test … Continued
The Steady As You Go (SAYGo) falls prevention classes coordinated by Age Concern Canterbury continue to be popular. So popular that we are expanding our classes. This month new classes are beginning in the RSA Hall Rangiora and St Christophers Church, Avonhead. Later in the year a new class will be starting at St Barnabas … Continued
Use It Or Lose It – Simple Advice From NZ Memory And Brain Health Experts For Brain Awareness Month March is Brain Awareness Month so it’s the perfect time for us all to stop and think about what we’re doing to look after our memory and all-round brain health. Most of us have seen first-hand … Continued
Census reminder letter: From Monday 27 February, almost 1.4 million households will be mailed a second pre-census reminder letter with a new access code with a call to action to complete census forms by Census Day 7 March. It is also a call to action to contact 0800 CENSUS (0800 236 787) to order paper … Continued
