West Otago Health

29/01/2026

Important information❕❕

🤔We've been getting a few questions about 12 month prescriptions - here's a handy little information sheet detailing what you need to know.

11/01/2026

Important Notice
Manage My Health Cyber Security Incident

Over the past fortnight, Manage My Health reported and dealt with a cyber security incident that affected a small percentage of users in New Zealand.

Manage My Health has advised that the issue has been fully contained and fixed following an independent forensic review by international cyber security experts, and the system is currently safe to use.

Manage My Health has now confirmed which practices and patients in New Zealand were affected and will contact those individuals directly. If you are affected, Manage My Health will contact you.

West Otago Health has been advised that no Registered Patients have been affected by this breech however, one casual patient registered elsewhere has been affected. They will be contacted directly.

23/12/2025

Merry Christmas everyone.
West Otago Health will be closed until the 5th January however there will be an on-call nurse available every day.

The afterhours phone number is: 027 644 0300

23/12/2025

31/10/2025

We are very excited to share that Ribbonwood Country Home has won the New Zealand Small Operator Award for 2025🥇

We are really thrilled with this honour, with only 3 days warning to put a submission together Natwick put our vision into video and we felt it really captured the wonderful place Ribbonwood is.
Here is a look at our submission video:

https://youtu.be/tmU7YPvSEoA

Lallu and I had to do a presentation at the New Zealand Aged Care conference alongside the other finalists (77 submissions and 11 finalists), again Natwick delivered and here is the link to the video of our presentation:

https://youtu.be/T6sfyw7su2A

A big thank you to the Staff, Residents and families that assisted with our videos.

Other special thanks go to Horace and the MLT for sponsoring Lallu to attend the Aged Care conference and to the Gore Community Health Trust for sponsoring me to attend.

And finally thanks to Allister Body and the other Board and Trust members who have been working tirelessly behind the scenes for many years to make our Intergrated Health Facility the remarkable place it is, for a community of 2200 people to raise 5.5 million and have the assets we have, is absolutely remarkable 👏

03/10/2025

UPDATE:
We have Monday-Friday Locum Doctor cover booked until the end of January 2026.

We are still recruiting for a permanent Doctor; we had hoped to get a permanent GP in February 2026; however, she is no longer able to take this role.

10/09/2025

Rangatahi and Wellbeing (RAW) Programme also available via Able Minds for 12-15 year olds.

10/09/2025

10-week programme for tamariki aged btwn 612 yr old who have family member/s affected by mental distress or addiction.
Visit the able minds website to see more information and book an appointment.

10/09/2025

We have access to this wonderful resource via Able Minds, please make contact with them if you would like some support with the impact of a family member or loved one suffering from a mental health challenge or addiction.

08/09/2025

Update from West Otago Health:

Dr Fons has now commenced his new life in Dunedin, we will still see him here for skin clinics (more information to follow on this).

We have Monday-Friday Locum Doctor cover booked until the end of January 2026.

We are currently recruiting a permanent Doctor and more details will be made available soon.

Regards the team at West Otago Health

03/09/2025

CASUAL COOK REQUIRED

Do you like cooking?
Are you organised?
Can you follow a menu plan and cook for 25 people?

If so, we need you!
Casual cook position available in Ribbonwood Country Home.

expressions of interest to karen@wohealth.co.nz