Trio hit GOLD status & win team shout
ED teams in both Whakatāne and Tauranga
hospitals as well as Tauranga’s Surgical
Admissions Unit have struck gold in the Quit
Smoking Referral competition, and all three will
receive a team shout for their efforts.
As you know we’ve been keeping track of BOPDHB teams and
individuals that refer patients for quit smoking support through our
online referral form.
An amazing 129 referrals were received across the DHB during
November. Top individual referrer at Tauranga Hospital was ED
Nurse Jolinda Louw with 20 referrals. ED Nurse Lucy Butler took
out top spot with 10 referrals at Whakatāne Hospital.
Final results are as follows:
GOLD (10 + referrals)
SILVER (6 + referrals)
Whakatāne Surgical Admissions Unit – 7
Tauranga Medical Day Stay Unit – 6
BRONZE (3 + referrals)
Whakatāne Acute Care Unit – 5
Tauranga Outpatients Department – 5
Tauranga Paediatrics - 5
Tauranga Ward 3B – 4
Tauranga Ward 2C – 4
Tauranga Alcohol & Drug Service - 4
Whakatāne Paediatrics – 3
Tauranga Sexual Health Service - 3
Congratulations to all our participants. And keep an eye out on
OnePlace or contact Karyn Borman on 8476 or email smokefree@
bopdhb.govt.nz for future events and information.
Tauranga Emergency Department - 27
Whakatāne Emergency Department – 25
Tauranga Surgical Admissions Unit – 15
Tauranga Hospital ED nurses were presented with their GOLD Standard
certificate by Medical Cluster Nurse Leader Sandra Fielding. Pictured from left to
right: Rick Forster, Sandra Fielding, Mikaela Starr and Karolina Kelly.
Whakatāne Hospital ED is ready for it's ‘team shout’ after reaching GOLD
Standard in the competition. Pictured from left to right: Sandra Fielding (who
presented the award), Nurse Marlene Emeny-Hall, ED Nurse Manager Colleen
MacGregor, Nurses Sheenalyn Piamonte and William Yap.
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Tauranga’s Surgical Admissions Unit team.Pictured from left to right: Esther
Walker, Vicki Bowen, Alex Dowds, Lea Bayly, Helen Young, Helen Davey and
Hannah Ebbing