Hospice Talk

What is happening in the community to support Hospice ?

Quiz night at the Good Home 7pm Tuesday 22nd July, 6 people per Fabric-a-brac —Saturday 11th October , team, $10 per ticket , ie team would be $60. Tickets will be available 9am—3pm. Contact Carolyn on 758 0644 or at Te Rangimarie reception—phone first 753 7830 (Rose or Mary). [email protected] for further details. This is a great event for all craft/sewing people to July 2014 Dress the Homes Stratford—Saturday 29th either sell items (not finished items) or to buy We were humbled when we received this letter ... zips, buttons, sewing machine, material … it November no further details at this stage—but Te Rangimarie Visiting (With Charlie’s permission we print it in full). I would like to take a couple of minutes of your time please please mark it in your diary. was a great success last year, we are looking Hours: and let you know of my families experience, and love of your 'Te Rangimarie' “Resort”. forward to this years event. My family (McAlisters) are deeply humbled by the way your Drs, nurses, admin, cleaners, treated our Family members are Hawera HospiceShop shopper says she is on to a “winner”! welcome to visit anytime. General visiting Marilyn is thrilled to share with everyone her recent 10am—7pm daily purchases from the Hawera HospiceShop; including a complete bedroom suite and a lounge suite. They Telephone 06 753 7830 look great Marilyn —well done. Thank you to our Breakfast a great start to the day… sponsors: Budget Rentals, for Dave Churchman, Ian Wolfe and Rotary Club of Pukekura Breakfast the HospiceShop their team at House of Travel organised a Gourmet Experience—this is a very truck; big undertaking with lots of sponsors and businesses certainly know how to put on a Central Finance for a great breakfast! Recently they involved. This year they have chosen us as the HospiceShop van; hosted a charity breakfast raising benefactors—which we were thrilled about. They over $700 for us to put toward palliative care in our commu- popped in for breakfast and a tour, and presented a The Devon Hotel & nity. We formed a national partnership with House of Travel wonderful cheque for $5,000—this we promised to Conference Centre; McAlister whanau at mum’s burial in 2005 and since then our relationship has been going use for hospice palliative care for patients and their House of Travel; strong both whanau in our Taranaki BNI Chapters— nationally & locally. community. Photo: “Success Like No mum, Blanche Rose McAlister and her whanau, whilst we were in your care. Photos: guests following a quick tour of Other”, “New Special mention must go to Dr Nina, Dr Marion, who really are a credit to the medical profession, huge kindness, unreal empathy, wonderful persona and I’m sure mum felt emotionally safe and stable when listening to Kevin Te Rangimarie a small Plymouth First” and they were around her and us. How ever this does not diminish any of the above from Dr Des, and Dr Nielsen as he group were convinced to “Late for Breakfast”, Catherine. Your nurses are the 'Rock stars' Kevin, absolute ''Wonder women'' oops and ''Super man expresses our need have a photo taken . Craigs Investment Mike'' and gratitude. Marie, (Scotty) Marie, Joyce, Ruth, Isobel, Julie, Catherine, Lianne, Tiny (kitchen) all deserve “gold Thank you so much. Partners; hearts”; please forgive me if I have missed anyone. Taranaki Rugby And last but not least your admin staff, Man! Coming down the corridor with my noisy nieces and Hospice Taranaki Inc. Union; nephews past Rose, and Suzy’s office, we felt like giving them some of mums medications at times. P O Box 5122 Quest Apartments. And your kitchen admin, who tried so hard to get “pickled paua” from me, hahaha. And of course Jenny near the end. 4343 Kevin, just finally mate, as the eldest son of Blanche, I could not dream of a better place on the planet to have our mum pass on, in a more wonderful and magic setting.

Please pass on my families genuine love for your staff please. Finally, finally, please give Dr Nina a huge hug from us all, and wish her well, and baby Kieran.

Love and Peace—Charlie Boy on behalf of the '' McAlister Whanau"

Hawera HospiceShop Antiques & Collectibles Auction Sunday 13th July 2014, South Taranaki Club, Caledonia St 10 days prior the catalogue will be available on our website (www.hospicetaranaki.org.nz)

Hospice Taranaki Inc Te Rangimarie Hospice, 5 David Street, New Plymouth 4310

P O Box 5122 · Westown· New Plymouth· 4343 Telephone 06 753 7830· Fax 06 753 7806 www.hospicetaranaki.org.nz

From the Chairman of Hospice Taranaki : Mike Brooke Recent Grants... We are extremely grateful for two recent grants we have received … It was my pleasure recently to welcome (pic at left) our new Medical Director Dr Des From The Southern Trust & Pelorus Trust - who both have paid for the purchase of an Electric bed for our Swanevelder to Taranaki. We are delighted to have secured the service of such a well qualified and experienced palliative medicine specialist. community patients—The Southern Trust for a bed in the Central Taranaki area and Pelorus Trust for the South Taranaki area. This is wonderful as it is important Hospice Awareness Week that patients are comfortable in their own homes and therefore we need to provide them with the equipment When the task of organising a programme to promote Hospice Awareness Week was raised I honestly wondered how we would do it but having been an attendee at the Open Forum – that we know they need. Thank you so much to both of Let’s Talk: Let’s Plan I was very impressed with both the format and the group leaders. these fantastic trusts. Vigorous discussion ensued which was well documented and summarised by Suzy Dymock which will be a template for the future. Our services:  End of life care  Day programme  Equipment provision  Biography service The message which I found most meaningful and relevant was the need to minimise the  In patient care effect of one’s death on the rest of the family and friends by planning ahead and getting everything in order. Whilst the  Social work  Remembrance service (see below)  Wellness clinics number attending wasn’t huge, the enthusiasm to debate sensitive issues was refreshing. My thanks to everyone who  Physiotherapy  Carer support contributed.  Community care  Occupational therapy  Education The New Warehouse  Symptom management  Bereavement support  Volunteer Support  Respite care The extension to our Borrell Ave warehouse is underway and after some initial challenges with foundations should now be  Counselling able to proceed at pace. The building funded by our Hospice Taranaki Foundation will allow us to have an appropriately safe and healthy work environment for the many volunteers and staff who manfully toil away processing goods for the Every year Hospice Taranaki holds two Remembrance services in New Plymouth and one in Hawera. Hospice HospiceShops. Taranaki is very grateful for the support of the Western Peak Harmony Chorus who have given up their time to sing at the New Plymouth services, for more than the last 14 years... In a couple of weeks we will also be taking delivery of a replacement delivery truck for our Westown HospiceShop. This is thank to the on-going generous support of Nigel Williams of Budget Rentals in New Plymouth. Thank you Nigel! Can you help us to reduce our costs? This newsletter is an essential part of keeping you informed about our From the Chief Executive: Kevin Nielsen service. However with ever increasing printing and postage costs we want to evolve into greater utilisation of email. Please consider changing from receiving your HospiceTalk Well here we are almost to the shortest day and yet it seems like Christmas was just a few newsletter by post to email. weeks ago. My focus just recently has been preparing the annual budget for financial year 2014/2015. This has been the most difficult budget to put together in the 13 years I have We currently post out 11,400 copies of the newsletter to been with Hospice Taranaki. people like yourself around Taranaki — (a newsletter printed and posted is approx. $1.10, multiplied by 11,400 = $12,540). The combination of increasing patient numbers, increasing costs and restricted government funding makes a very challenging process to try and make ends meet. We will still continue to produce a printed version and post CEO Kevin welcomes Rawiri it to those who (like me) still prefer hard copy. However we hope we can Doorbar the new TDHB Maori Since 2009 when hospice were fortunate to receive targeted additional government funding gradually reduce our printing and postage costs, while still keeping you all Health worker who replaces his we have received a combined increase of less than 5% while at the same time patient informed. numbers have increased by 18%. mother Alice in the role. If you would like to have your copy of our newsletter -HospiceTalk, emailed — Sadly this is the reality of the economic times we live in and the reality of the impact of the then please send an email to: [email protected] with your aging population, not only here in NZ but worldwide. There simply isn’t the amount of money name, postal address & your landline phone number. THANK YOU!!!! available through taxation to meet the need as we face a doubling of the death rate in NZ over the next 30 years.

So the importance of you, our community, is going to be even more crucial if we are going to continue to provide quality DonationDonation Form Form end of life care to the patients and whanau of our province. We need your ongoing support as much as ever. All donations will be acknowledgedWe andneed qualify your for ongoingincome tax exemption support in asaccordance much withas ever. IRD rules. All donations will be acknowledged and qualify for income tax exemption in accordance with IRD rules. We are constantly seeking ways to ensure we are operating as efficiently as we possibly can, with some success. The end

result of the budget process is that in the coming financial year we will need to raise $1.8m from our community. Our HospiceShops continue to be the cornerstone of our fundraising activity. We are hoping to relocate to a larger shop in Name: (Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms) ...... Stratford early in 2015 which will allow us to increase our sales in that area. The Westown, and Hawera Name: (Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms) ...... HospiceShops continue to produce excellent results. However it doesn’t get any easier as other organisations get into the Address: ...... secondhand market to raise funds. Address: ...... Amount: ...... So we need you to keep those donations of good saleable items coming in, but please don’t drop off items that are clearly (PleaseAmount: make ...... email:...... cheques payable to Taranaki Hospice Foundation) ...... only destined for the tip. We face very significant costs to dispose of unsaleable goods and every dollar spent there is a (You can donate via internet banking to: TSB Bank 15 39 48 0365008 80. Please use the reference Bequests: If you are interested in receiving information on making a bequest to Hospice please tick the box  dollar that cannot go to providing the free palliative care to patients and whanau. DMN with your name & phone number so we can acknowledge your donation) (Please make your cheque payable to Hospice Taranaki Inc.) In closing you will have all read the wonderful message we received from the McAlister whanau – it says it all really and it Newsletter: If you do not wish to remain on our mailing list to receive our Newsletters please tick the box 

is what makes being involved with hospice so very special. Knowing that the work we collectively do, board, staff and Bequests: If you are interested in receiving information on making a bequest to Hospice please tick the box  The Privacy Act 1993 requires us to advise you that we keep the names, addresses and telephone numbers of our supporters on file to help us volunteers, really does make a difference for people certainly makes it worthwhile coming to work each day. We cannot with our fundraising. If you do not wish us to store this information, please advise us. If you wish to check the details on your file, you are continue to do our work without your support in whichever way you are able to offer it. - Kevin Thank you all for your welcomeNewsletter: to enquire. If you do not wish to remain on our mailing list to receive our Newsletters please tick the box 

support in the past and into the future. The Privacy Act 1993 requires us to advise you that we keep the names, addresses and telephone numbers of our supporters on file to help us with our fundraising. If you do not wish us to store this information, please advise us. If you wish to check the details on your file, you are welcome to enquire. From the Hawera HospiceShop: From the Director of Nursing: Heather Koch Hello, Kiaora koutou katoa, mihi aroha kia koutou. Warm blessings to you all from the Hawera Greetings to all, HospiceShop, we hope you are all well and happy in your life. May 2014 was a great month to celebrate the contributions nurses make to society. During Hospice th We have had a lot of excitement and activity in the last few months. We have had Awareness week, we took a moment to celebrate International Nurses’ Day on May 12 . This date is improvements in the HospiceShop, new volunteers have joined us and guest speakers. Donations International Nurses’ Day and acknowledges Florence Nightingale’s birthday. The theme for 2014 is are pouring in the door from all our very supportive community, we can’t thank you enough—please keep it coming “Nurses: A Force for Change – a vital resource for health”. Here at Te Rangimarie, we chose to Florence celebrate with afternoon tea and a display showing all the projects that Hospice Taranaki nurses as it is going out the front door just as fast. This reminds me - I’d like to mention here; thank you so much to the Nightingale “the have developed, contributed to or promoted locally to advance better care or services. wonderful Patea family who have donated a lot of goods (treasures) from a shop they have closed. This generosity lady with the lamp” as with all donations is just really appreciated . Thank you to the team at “Welsh McCarthy” Solicitors” Hawera for Two palliative care nurses were interviewed for the local newspaper and Nurses’ their support, and Brian Ewington for his hard work and support—thank you all. Organisation magazine to share insights on their role as community palliative care nurses. As nurses, we are constantly promoting health and wellbeing in whatever aspect of life we are involved in. Congratulations to Hospice Taranaki nurses on Police Sergeant Steve Hickey (guest speaker) came in and spoke to us regarding security, other second hand shops being a force for change and a vital resource locally for the palliative care patients’ and family/whanau within our were invited with a great turnout of 61 people—we all learned a lot. community. Wonderful recent improvements including lighting and heating have been added to our sorting area of the HospiceShop for the comfort of the volunteers and in preparation for winter, this has made everyone very happy. From Volunteer Services Manager: Lianne McElroy Welcome to our new volunteers Margaret Wright, Edna Dodunski, Sheral Beaven, Dianne Hopkins, and Denis Hi, I’m Lianne the new Manager of Volunteer Services and Housekeeping. I was born McKenna, joining our team—if you would like to join us, then please pop into our HospiceShop and ask for an and grew up here in Taranaki, married to Justin we have two children— Thomas and application pack. WE would love to meet you. Lucy. I have been an enrolled nurse for 30years and have spent the last 15yrs at Reminder to everyone; our Antiques & Collectibles Auction will be on Sunday July 13th 2014 at the Hospice Taranaki as a nurse with some administrative roles also. When this job became South Taranaki Club on Caledonia Street, Hawera. See the Hospice Taranaki website available I thought, I would love to be involved more with the volunteers. I have always (www.hospicetaranaki.org.nz) for the catalogue closer to the auction date. watched and admired the work that the volunteers do for Hospice Taranaki. Just to finish off we are now halfway through the year, our volunteers are looking forward to our mid winter dinner Although this may be considered a huge change and is definitely a learning curve for celebration that will be held at the South Taranaki Club in a few weeks. Our volunteers are hard working, me, I am feeling comfortable in the transition. A lot of the volunteers have at least thoughtful and kind, I couldn’t imagine the HospiceShop without them. known my face and I theirs around Te Rangimarie. It has now been a few months and Blessings, from the wonderful Hawera HospiceShop volunteers and myself…Ngakiri Antonovich (Manager) in this time I have enjoyed getting to know better the Hospice volunteers and their varied roles. We welcome 7 new volunteers that have joined the Te Rangimarie housekeeping team. I find it really From Stratford HospiceShop ... admirable how willing people are to give their time. th nd Hi to all—our wonderful Stratford HospiceShop is going really well. We had volunteer awareness week June 16 – 22 , this was a good opportunity to reinforce our thanks to all the wonderful volunteers. Volunteers do so many varied roles for Hospice Taranaki it was an opportunity to A big thanks to Judy (HospiceShops Manager) for getting us on track with the "Dot no-Dot" coat hangers. We are reflect on all that they do. now feeling a little "dotty". Great for the shoppers; as there is always a bargain on offer. My role also covers managing the housekeeping staff who primarily focus on the kitchen preparations, they We have been getting a lot of donations coming in, which is wonderful, particularly when it is warm clothing—as it are a great team who know their food. Patients and families always comment on the meals in Te Rangimarie sells very quickly during this cold weather. Our bric-a-brac items are flying out the door as is our knitting. It is and I know we are fortunate to have such an experienced team. wonderful to hear our customers commenting on how good our HospiceShop is looking—thankyou. This new role for me is still in the early days, I am excited about this role and I am really enjoying meeting all We now have a bubbly 33 fabulous volunteers , thanks to them all for their hard work. If you would like to join our team—then please pop-into our humble HospiceShop for an application pack—we would love you to join us. the volunteers. WE DO HAVE SOME VACA NCIES CASUAL HOUSEKEEPING 9AM —11AM, PROVIDING ...From the Stratford HospiceShop Team Leaders. TRANSPORT, RESPITE SITTING, PATIENT SUPPORT AND BIOGRAPHERS —IF ANY OF THESE POSITIONS ARE OF INTEREST TO YOU THEN PLEASE CONTACT ME, LIANNE, AT Stratford Antiques & Collectibles Auction TE RANGIMARIE, MONDA Y—THURSDAY ... 06 753 7830 Sunday, 28th September 2014, For further details—check out our website (www.hospicetaranaki.org.nz)

The team from Marsh Ltd had a great “team Bowl of Brooklands ... Available for purchase ... building” morning recently. The Marsh team were volunteers here at Te Rangimarie. The Friends of Thank you we loved your enthusiasm and the Loving memory candles are available in the Bowl of pride you demonstrated in getting our Te Rangimarie for $10, these are windows really clean. Brooklands beautiful vases with candles nestled in produced this a bed of soft white sand “a gentle Photos: of the Marsh team. wonderful book reminder shining brightly, of those not with all of the with us, but whom we never forget”. Day Programme : Heather Ternouth proceeds to come In our glorious Te Rangimarie garden to Hospice Taranaki. We have copies of the we have plaques & pavers nestled amongst the trees shrubs and on We welcome Heather to the role of Hospice Day Programme coordinator here book at Te Rangimarie reception desk, for $45 the pathways. If you would like to have a paver placed in the at Te Rangimarie. Heather has been a volunteer for Day programme, she per copy. This is a wonderful hard cover book garden or a plaque attached on the surrounding walls then please brings a lot of experience, ideas, enthusiasm to the team. with 225 pgs of great photos and wonderful pop into Te Rangimarie or go onto our website for further details— Just in the past month Heather has organised Beryl & Jim Watson with their anecdotes. www.hospicetaranaki.org.nz Vintage Car (photo left), Jocelyn Clarke of Kairau Lodge & Vineyard with some wine samples, Kevin & Cindy with some Dolly’s Milk, Joanna Smith- Holley doing Tai Chi demonstrations and many more exciting speakers. From the WestownHospiceShop & Warehouse Judy Spranger: Marketing & Promotions news from Rose: Hi everyone. It is incredible to think we are already halfway through the year. However the colder months are so much During Hospice Awareness week we held a forum in New Plymouth; Lets Talk;  easier to bear when we have four HospiceShops within the Taranaki region to visit. The huge variety of stock regularly Lets Plan -Life is Precious—so is the way we die, in which the topic of “your views donated to our HospiceShops allows us to present items which are interesting and competitively priced. on end of life care” were discussed. Thank you to the sponsorship support from TSH (Neil Penno& tech Daniel) and to Pukekura Raceway and NPDC Community Our winter clothing is in full swing at present but we are uniquely able to offer off season items for those anticipating Development Support for assisting with venue costs and Graphix Explosion for the travelling overseas to the warmer climates. In store are beautiful ball gowns, wedding dresses and men’s suits for that printing needs. special day. To complete the picture many bridesmaid and flower girl dresses are available for your perusal and purchase.  Recent Living Every Moment event was the NP Bowling Club bowling If anyone is needing fancy dress costumes for that special party, we can help you there too. So pay us a visit and prepare tournament—previously delayed for a storm, then struck a great patch of to be pleasantly surprised. Having a laugh weather and all involved had a very pleasant day with some interesting at Z Hawera Blessing and spreading successes in the bowling. Thank you NP Bowling Club for the wonderful A HUGE HEARTFELT “THANK YOU” TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. forecourt of the ashes from Trees cheque for over $2,500. of Remembrance If anyone finds they have, say, half a day a week to spare, call in for an application pack to join our volunteer team. We  A fantastic $6,500 donation, that was most unexpected and extremely are always needing people to help with an array of jobs from truck driving, processing incoming goods, counter and cashier generous, was from the NZ Trail Ride; this was a horse trek that took place during February. Thank work. So if you wish to give back to your community as well as enjoy pleasant company come and see us. We are you everyone that was involved in this trek for selecting Hospice Taranaki as the benefactors. confident that we can give you a volunteering experience second to none while raising much needed funds for palliative  Z Hawera invited us to participate in Good in the Hood, we were care within the Taranaki area. even seen on the forecourt inviting the customers to select Hospice If you are donating goods to us, please use the drop-off-bay at the front of the Westown HospiceShop, or if it is more Taranaki with their token - thank you Z and the customers for the convenient; phone 753 8640 and book the truck for larger loads or items. Our HospiceShop Warehouse facility on Borrell wonderful $1002. Ave is also open to receive donations between 8am—2.30pm Monday—Friday and Saturday 8am—noon.  Thank you to the NP Floral Art Club for putting together a fantastic arrangement to represent Hospice services—this was a very clever Endeavour to keep warm for the next few months, and put on your to do list ….. arrangement depicting the life cycle of the butterfly. Displayed at the Mangatoki Womens Institute NP Floral Art Club MUST VISIT A HOSPICESHOP AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK!!!! Holy Trinity Anglican Church Charity Floral displays. presents a cheque to Kevin Kind regards from Judy and the team at Westown HospiceShop and Borrell Avenue Warehouse.

Thanks to you all— For the wonderful support we receive ... Kia Ora Taranaki The support we receive from the people of Taranaki is outstanding. From the Waiwhakaiho HospiceShop Ainslee Shiels: Thank you to all, including: Murray West, Sue Hodson, Jenny Coles, Hilda Adams, Murray It goes without saying that it's that time of year again, there's nothing better than settling in front of the fire Dodds, Melva Gibson, Noleen Long, Maryan Bramley, Greg & Nigel Little, Les Worsley, Alan Benton, Mrs with a good book. Our books are restocked several times a day and a bargain at 50 cents each, you would be Armistead, Yvonne Shaw, Leo Van Haneren, AD & EM Arbuckle, Sam Keller, T & N Hill, JL Horgan, JC Guilford, DD able to have a great variety on your book case whichever author you favour. & OM Hooker, J & C Hareb, HR & P Nicholas, Mrs F Vickers, G. Fabish, Mr & Mrs Lawn, OA Gaustad, Mr Van Der Lely, Mrs Fairhurst; clubs and organisations, businesses, Dilmah, Tegel Foods, Green Meadow Beef, Cornerstone We have been slowly introducing knits, slippers, coats and jackets to our clothing range along with rugby and Baptist Church, Girl Guides, PaknSave, Fitzroy Bowling Club, Bell Block Puketapu Lions Club, Bell Block & Districts soccer boots, always a great idea to have a spare pair. Don’t miss out on these bargains - come in now to do Lions Club, Lodge Whangamomona No234, NP Sequence Dance Club, NP Pakeke Lions Club, Work & Income your shopping. New Plymouth, Thornbridge Hall County, Methanex Staff, Durham Women’s Institute, Fitzroy Inner Wheel Club, Perhaps you have a few hours to spare a week; we would love to have you join our team here at Waiwhakaiho New Plymouth Lioness, Women’s Institute, all the anonymous generous donations (quilts, food…). HospiceShop. Come in and have a chat about what's involved and suits you or call us and I will Wonderful donations from our regular givers: annual, monthly, fortnightly, weekly donors. All those people who send an application pack out to you. have donated through funerals, or other donations, grants TSB Community Trust; Taranaki Electricity Trust; Lotteries (National Community); New Plymouth Club, Pelorus Trust, The Southern Trust; those who responded to Thank you for all your kind donations—they certainly keep us busy. If you have any our Wish list, those who purchased pavers or plaques, to those who donate goods for our HospiceShops or assist tools/gardening tools or trowels to donate we would certainly appreciate these to us in any other way, WE THANK YOU ALL… supply our customers demand. Our donation drop-off-bay is located at the rear of our HospiceShop, this is open during trading Knitting news: hours and Sundays 9am till 4pm. Please leave your donations inside the bay, as its highly likely they will get Welcome everyone to our world of knitting; for children (mainly). wet (which can be very damaging to a previously saleable item) during this season. Our sales stalls during July & August are as follows: Thank you for your ongoing support, - Ainslee and the Waiwhakaiho HospiceShop team Countdown (on the one-way) Friday 11th July & 1st August Outside Pharmacy Friday 4th & 18th July. Friday, 8th August. The Warehouse Friday 25th July & 15th August. These stalls operate approximately from 9.30am- 3.00pm each of these days (often influenced by the weather) Shop or donate to support our HOSPICESHOPS to support Anyone who has wool to donate—this would be greatly appreciated— please phone Hazel Reed 06 753 6025 or Te Rangimarie to talk to Mary McCaffery 06 753 7830. Thank you to everyone. Hospice Palliative Care in our community

Wishlist:  1 x Steam Mop for housekeeping, with a particularly strong handle! - $400 Cnr Katere & Devon Rds 104 High St 278 Broadway 112 Tukapa St  1 x Instrument / Dressing Trolley—stainless steel with wheels $389.00+gst Waiwhakaiho Hawera Stratford Westown, NP Borrell Ave Warehouse Westown  $25 supermarket vouchers—they are a blessing for certain situations 06 758 8647 06 278 4593 06 765 0900 06 753 8640 Shop hours … Shop hours … Shop hours ... Shop hours … Donations—Drop offs  7x transfer belts @$25 (they assist to help move patients without causing unnecessary discomfort to the pa- Monday 9am—1pm Monday 9.30am—1pm Monday 9.30am—1pm Monday 9am—1pm tient). Tues—Fri 9am—3pm Tues—Fri 9.30am—4pm Tues—Fri 9.30am—3.30pm Tues—Fri 9am—4pm Mon – Fri 8am—2.30pm  1x Fingertip Pulse Oximeter—to replace our current one which is “eating” batteries (an expensive diet) - Saturday 9am—1pm Saturday 9.30am—1pm Saturday 9.30am—1pm Saturday 9am—1pm Saturday 8am—noon $140+gst  Vomit bowls; we have decided to change from the disposable bowls to bowls that can be sanitised! This will be a big saving, 18 bowls is a total of $180.