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Ora Toa kaimahi in their COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Lydney Place in Porirua CBD>News from Hutt Valley District Health Board
Ora Toa Health Service kaimahi have begun vaccinating eligible people at their new clinic in central Porirua. Owned and operated by Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, the health service opened its new clinic down Lydney Place earlier this month.
Ora Toa spokesperson Faith Woodcock said the service had “built a fantastic team of professionals from our community”.
“The community are finding it easy to navigate so far. That’s our intention: to make it a community space.”
The health service had begun contacting people who were eligible to receive a vaccination at this stage of the Government’s rollout campaign.
Health Minister Andrew Little announces the Government plan to abolish the 20 DHBs.
The sweeping changes to the health system should create a more equitable and efficient national service, especially for Māori and disadvantaged people, Wellington region doctors and health experts say. Many cautiously welcomed the Government’s surprise announcement yesterday that it would be scrapping the country s 20 district health boards, including Wellington’s Capital & Coast District Health Board and Hutt Valley District Health Board. But details were scant, making it difficult to gauge the impact on patients and health care providers.
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Royal New Zealand College of GPs president Samantha Murton.