Porirua Union & Community Health Service - PUCHS

17/03/2025

🌟 Meet Mara, our Clinical Pharmacist! 🌟

At PUCHS, we’re proud to have Mara as part of our team! As a highly skilled clinical pharmacist, she plays a vital role in ensuring you get the best care possible. From medication management and personalised advice to helping you understand your prescriptions, Mara’s expertise supports your health every step of the way.

💊 Why is having a clinical pharmacist like Mara so important?
✨ She works directly with doctors and nurses to optimise your treatment plan.
✨ She helps prevent medication errors and ensures you’re taking the right meds at the right time.
✨ Mara is here to answer any questions you have about your medications and overall health.

If you would like to see Mara, you can book an appointment free of charge! Watch the video to learn more about Mara’s role and how she makes a difference in your healthcare journey! 🎥👩‍⚕️

10/03/2025

March is Kidney health awareness month! Check out this great video and if you have any concerns book in to see your GP.

09/03/2025

🚑 Meet Byron, our onsite paramedic! 🚑
At PUCHS, we’re always here for you! We know that it’s not always easy to get an appointment to see your GP. Byron is now available to help with acute medical issues, injuries and more.

If you think you need to see Byron, just give us a call, and he or one of our nurses will help triage you to make sure you’re getting the right care, when you need it!

Ngā mihi nui ki a Byron mō tōna mahi!

18/11/2024

From the heart of Cannons Creek.. Toitū Te Tiriti! Ake ake ake! 🔴⚪️⚫️

09/10/2024

Our clinic is partnering with researchers from Otago University to explore Pacific families' experiences of diabetes. Our hope is that the learnings from this research will help shape and improve the care provided to families with diabetes.

Please see info on the below flyer and if you are interested in knowing more, contact Abby at Otago or our Diabetes Nurse Kelly at PUCHS!

27/09/2024

Our Health Coach Uili Te’o shares his whakaaro around Mental Health, and the importance of his whānau and faith. Ka pai Uili, we appreciate you and all the mahi you do for our community!

04/09/2024

Thanks to the busy clinicians who gave their time to share perspectives on General Practice and Primary Care

04/09/2024

We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Dougal Thorburn. Dougal spent time at our clinic as a registrar, and will be fondly remembered by our staff for his passion for health equity and is heart for people.
Our heartfelt condolences to his whānau and friends, and our whānau at Ora Toa Health Services during this time.
Kua hinga he totara i te wao nui a Tane 🕊️

It is with our deepest condolences we inform you of the passing of one of our Ora Toa doctors, Dr Dougal Thorburn.

We are shocked and saddened by this loss. Dr Dougal has been a treasured member of our Ora Toa whānau for over 7 years across Ora Toa Pōneke, Cannons Creek and Mungavin, working tirelessly for the wellbeing of our community.
Known for his good humour, quirky style and profound dedication to seeing the communities of Porirua and Wellington healthy and thriving, Dr Dougal will be sorely missed by all his friends and colleagues across Ora Toa.
Our thoughts are now with his whānau and friends as they navigate through this difficult time.

E te hoa Dougal, takoto mai ki roto i te korowai o te aroha. Kia au te moe.

We kindly ask Ora Toa clients for your patience as we do our best to ensure your health needs are met at this time. Further details on tangihanga to follow.

20/08/2024

Malo e lelei,

Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week

Celebrate: 18 - 24 August

The 2024 theme for Tonga Language Week is 'E tu'uloa 'a e lea faka-Tongá 'o ka lea'aki 'i 'api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-'a-kāingá- The Tongan Language will be sustainable when used at home, church and in the wider community.

LEA FAKA-TONGA - EVERYDAY 🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴

19/08/2024

We are looking for a reception superstar to join our team!
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15/04/2024

Great to see this acknowledgement of the hard work our kaimahi put in. Super proud of our staff and community working alongside each other to reach 100% immunisation rates for Māori tamariki 🎉

Porirua Union & Community Health Service - PUCHS Seeing the Results of Efforts as Immunisation Rates Soar for Enrolled Population

The Porirua Union and Community Health Services, known as PUCHS, based in Cannons Creek, in partnership with Tū Ora has been thinking outside the box and engaging with their community to improve immunisation rates for Māori and Pacific tamariki. The partnership has seen significant increases in coverage and at the end of March 2024 exceeds 95% for Māori tamariki at the 8 month, 12 month and 24 month milestone ages.

At the beginning of 2023, teams across Tū Ora joined together and launched an immunisation working group to target Māori and Pacific Childhood Immunisations across the enrolled population. This work now complements the government’s recent announcement of a 95% childhood immunisation rate health target for primary care.

Data tracking back to March 2023 saw 8-month and 24-month immunisation for Māori sitting extremely low at 60% and 62.5% respectively. 12-month immunisation rates were at just over 90%. Through various workstreams at the Very Low-Cost Access (VLCA) practice and intense support from Tū Ora, by September 2023, 8-month immunisation sat at 66% and 24 months at 80%. This rose to join the 12-month immunisation rate at 100% in March 2024.

Alison Mitchell, Immunisation Facilitator for Tū Ora who worked closely with PUCHS said she was delighted with the outcome for PUCHS immunisation rate and was impressed at the efforts of all involved in this achievement.

Deputy Chief Executive and Project Sponsor Mabli Jones said it was excellent to see immunisation rates rise and the hard work of the working group paying off.

“As a PHO, I’m proud of the collaboration between Tū Ora and PUCHS to achieve these immunisation rates for Māori in Porirua”.

Read the full story on our website at https://ow.ly/ygab50RfPvs

Porirua City Council Ora Toa Health Services