KAIPARA LIFESTYLER April 17 - 2018
Adopting new tools
Penguin rescues
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Around 10 per cent of those enrolled with Dargaville Medical Centre have signed up to the Manage My Health app and CEO of Kaipara Community Health Trust, Debbie Evans, is encouraging more people to get on board.
Unusually persistent easterly winds and rougher seas since Christmas, have brought feeding penguins closer to the Mangawhai shore. Unable to preen in the rough sea and breakers they have been arriving on the beach exhausted and often hungry.
p Debbie Evans Kaipara Community Health Trust CEO, Jamiee Lewis clinical support person and Judy Harris Dargaville Medical Centre practice manager
“As with anything, change occurs when the majority are engaged,” she says. “Dargaville Medical Centre is investing in technology apps, keeping our rural community at the leading edge of healthcare and providing patients with access to their health records, so the patient can be informed and involved in their healthcare. “This is one of the new tools embedded in a future way of working. To date, 1,200 patients, about 10 per cent of the enrolled DMC patient base have signed up to use the technology. If you’re not tech savvy that’s OK. The great staff are still available to help.” Dr Cathy Hurd, from Dargaville Medical Centre, said the aim of the
app is to improve patient experience and efficiency and reduce waiting times. “It’s a team effort by nurses, doctors and clinical support personnel.” The app is available through the Dargaville Medical Centre and enables users to stay in contact with health professionals, check test results and book appointments via their smartphone or computer. The app also shows personal medical history and alerts a patient when an appointment is due, as well as allowing people to order a repeat on a prescription from their smartphones. Signing up requires a form to be completed, and signed either online or at the medical centre before the app can be accessed. ¢
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Some arrive injured or are found dead, after being attacked by kahawai or kingfish that mistake them for food, and some are exposed to predators on arrival. Whangarei Bird Recovery Centre’s Robert Webb, has treated about 15 penguins in the last fortnight. The centre advises people who come across tired penguins, to carefully put them in the sand dunes or tussock. The penguins will stay on land for a couple of days to rest, preen and reoil their feathers before returning to the water.
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“Whatever you do, don’t pick it up and put it back it the water, it will be exhausted and it could drown. As soon as you touch a penguin you take the water-proofing off its feathers from the acid on your hands, meaning it can’t swim anymore, so use a towel if possible,” said Mr Webb. Beachgoers who come across penguins that look particularly ill or injured are encouraged to call the centre on 09 438 1457 or the Department of Conservation 0800 362 468. ¢
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