I seethat the 40 per cent increase in the cost of travelling in an ambulance in non-emergency situations has been labelled outrageous. St John has increased charges for its non urgent ambulance service so a person can now pay $200, up from $145,for less than a 35 km The ACC figures showed there were 761,337…
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The End of the Age of Growth
As we operate Supercare4u.com around Auckland it is clear that the country has an unbalanced equation when it comes to the increase in our ageing population. Last week Waikato University demographer Natalie Jackson's presentation about ageing to Local Government New Zealand's annual conference in Hamilton this week was a sobering look into the future that…
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Christchurch Rest Home Fails to Care
Another Christchurch Rest Home is in the gun for failures within their system. In this case a 93-year-old man died after receiving substandard care at a Christchurch rest home, the Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled. Instead of receiving the hospital-level care he required, the man was given a bed in another ward where his…
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New Clinical Assessment for Rest Homes
Supercare4u.com provides medical transfers to numerous Rest Homes in Auckland. This industry is introducing a new clinical assessment ,computer-based programme, known as InterRAI, which is being introduced by the Health Minister and has insisted that all providers would start using it in June 2014, with it becoming mandatory by July 2015. Supercare4u.com feels that this…
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