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Improving access to healthcare is not always about providing more services. Sometimes it is about delivering care in a way that better fits around people's lives. A recent visit to Featherston highlighted how bringing services together can reduce travel, save time and...

At the end of June, our clinical team from across the country came together for a dedicated Clinical Week in Christchurch – a valuable opportunity to connect, learn and strengthen the relationships that underpin our work. While our team spends much of the year...

The Hauora Taiwhenua Health and Wellbeing Hub returned to Fieldays in June with its biggest and most impactful year yet, coinciding with a major milestone – 10 years of supporting rural New Zealanders to take charge of their health. Held at Mystery Creek in Hamilton,...

Access to endoscopy services through regular bowel screening helps support earlier diagnosis for people living in Buller and other rural communities, where access to specialist healthcare can often be limited. The Mobile Surgical Unit has been a familiar presence in...

Mobile Health Group - Media Release Mobile Health Group has secured a new three-year contract with Health New Zealand, ensuring the continued delivery of essential surgical services to rural communities across Aotearoa New Zealand. The agreement provides certainty for...

Representatives from four parties face tough questions on workforce, equity, and funding for rural New Zealand Rural health advocates and politicians went head-to-head at a Hauora Taiwhenua political panel event, with Rural Health Network CEO Grant Lilly pressing...

Mobile Surgical - our theatre on wheels, serving Hāwera since 2002, has reached a major milestone: 2,000 patients - highlighting its impact on improving healthcare access in the region. With June marking Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, the focus on endoscopy services is...

Mobile Surgical Unit reaches 2,000 patients in Hāwera Mobile Surgical has now delivered care to more than 2,000 patients in Hāwera, marking a significant milestone for healthcare access in the region.  Mobile Health Group has a long history of delivering healthcare...

A group of 30 aspiring doctors returned from a South Island “Tiki Tour” inspired and energised about the future of rural healthcare, after an immersive, hands-on experience made possible through the Matagouri Rural Health Club at the University of Otago.  Organised by...

Mobile Surgical is proud to celebrate a significant milestone in Dannevirke, having now provided care to 1,000 patients within the community. This achievement reflects the dedication of our clinical teams, as well as the strength of our partnership with local...

What does a month on board the Mobile Surgical Unit look like? Sarah Clarke, Rural Hospital Specialist and Te Whatu Ora National Clinical Director, spent four weeks travelling with the team, seeing first-hand how mobile surgery supports rural communities. She's shared...

Recently, we shared a "see you later" that felt particularly heavy for us all as we bid farewell to two of our longest-serving clinical staff members Diana Korach and Anne Shirtliff. Having been part of our whānau for 15 and 18 years respectively, they have...

My Story: Yasmin Alamdeen - “Healthcare access is a universal challenge, and there’s so much we can learn from each other.” By the time US medical student Yasmin Alamdeen arrived in Wairoa early one February morning, the Mobile Surgical Unit was already deployed and...