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this week our Network News includes an opportunity for you to share your views for the government's Health and Disability Sector Review. Click here to give your thoughts. We give you the details of the approved plan for the development of the Auckland/Northland Head and Neck Service. We share news from the Auckland…
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this week our Network News celebrates a new year. As always, our website is the place to go for all your news, resources, and support information. Be sure to check it…
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this week our Network News .....celebrates a year of connecting, with a great new tool on our website to Chat with others. We update you on our Auckland Support Group December meeting, and invite everyone to join our Auckland evening meetings in 2019. We have an invitation for all head and neckers to participate in Awakening the Giants, Auckland, 2019. We share some new resources on adverse events, lung nodules, some ideas on changing ACC to cover…
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this week our Network News shares changes to meetings of the Auckland Support Group, our Connect 500 project continues, we profile Eva McGauley, an inspirational head and necker who sadly passed away last week. There are lots of new support resources, and news. Read on...
Network News
Auckland Support Group Meetings 2019
Here at the Network we seek to respond to head and neckers needs. One thing that has…
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This week our Network News is chocker full. We have a new activity where we asked you to connect with five new people on the website. We have some new support resources, the opportunity for you to take part in an international survivorship survey, and some information on the vexed problem of "informed consent". Finally, you get to know our Chair, Diana Ayling as she takes on the 31 question Challenge! Happy reading...…
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A Sensitive and Real Issue Resolved!
Thank you to those who provided comments on our sensitive issue. We have changed our joining process to include a question regarding your wishes. This will be available to all who join the Network. If you wish to update your profile and express your wishes, go to MY PAGE and OPTIONS (right side of the page) EDIT PROFILE.
Support - what does it mean to…
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this week we ask you to respond to our email to you. Your committee are focused on meeting your needs. We need to know from you what are your important, and urgent needs. Over the next week we will email each of you to find out how you are doing, and how we can help you or your family/whanau and friends. Please respond to the email so we can take action on your behalf.
A Sensitive and Real Issue
We have a…
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this week we summarise the most recent Auckland Service Improvement developments..
Auckland Head and Neck Service Improvement Project
Key Messages from HNC Implementation Oversight Group (IOG) Meeting – 19 September…
Your Head and Neck Cancer Support Network is working hard for you…
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Auckland/Northland Service Improvement
The Network volunteers continue to work with the Auckland/Northland Service to implement the recommendations of last year's review. We are seeking ideas for how to improve the Multidisciplinary Team meeting. Many HNC patients, their care givers and family/whanau will…
Greetings to everyone
Diana is still in Europe so today's news will be brief.
We welcome Tamara, Nick, Marlene and Mary to our network. These are our new June members so far.
Most of our discussion is on our closed Facebook group,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HNCSupport.Aotearoa/?ref=bookmarks but you can contact us via the…
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Auckland/Northland Service Improvement
Five members of our Auckland/Northland group are taking part in workshops looking at aspects of head and neck cancer care like pathway co-design, models of care, the role of dietitians, psychologists and speech langauge therapists. There have been some lively discussions and a sense that the patient's voice is being heard.
Auckland June…
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We win!
I am delighted to share with you that the Head and Neck Cancer Support Network won the 2018 Excellence in Health Literacy Award from the Waitemata Health Excellence Awards. Thank you to Maureen Jansen, Jarrod O'Brien and David…
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Vote for Us!
We have entered the annual health awards competition at the Waitemata DHB. We need lots and lots of people to vote for our poster.
Here's what you need to do. VOTE FOR 117 - for our entry.
The…
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Our Network - update
In May we are holding our Annual General Meeting to report on the activity of the Network over the last year, and to elect officers for the 2018/9 year. We will send out through our usual channels our Annual Report, and an invitation to attend our AGM. This year we intend to broadcast our meeting using Zoom. You can access our AGM meeting from here. …
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