6 June 2013 (PDF 2.4MB) - Taranaki District Health Board

12and Rongoa Mirimiri (deep therapeutic massaging) and to profile Te Piringa (theNational Collective of Maori Disability).Esther advised these workshops are considered taonga (gifts) and stand alongsideand complement conventional medical practises. It is anticipated these taonga willbe promoted at a national level and will address the wairua (spiritual) aspect of theperson.723.0 PresentationsMembers of the Disability Action Group made presentations as follows723.1 Mr John MajorJohn Major, Chair, Disability Action Group for the DHB, Vice Chair New PlymouthPositive Aging Trust, Vice Chair for the Taranaki Disability Information Trust,member of the New Plymouth District Council Disabilities Working Party andBarrier Free Advisory for Disability Information Centre.Mr Major reported the Disability Action Group of the Taranaki DHB has beeninvolved in a number of projects including the improved wheel chair access to thehospital, input into the planning of the new hospital building around disability andthe use of the Omega hearing apparatus in some departments of the hospital.As a patient, Mr Major complimented the DHB around the exemplary services andtreatment he received at Taranaki Base hospital. Mr Major offered thanks to theBoard for their support and acceptance of the Disability Strategy, and praised thevery positive DHB relationship with the disability community.Chairman thanked Mr Major for his presentation.723.2 Mr Lance Girling ButcherLance Girling-Butcher, New Plymouth District Councillor with his guide dog Yogi;member of the Disability Action Group for the DHB, Disabilities Working Groupparty for the New Plymouth District Council, Chair of the New Plymouth DistrictCouncil’s “Let’s Go” Working Party; Council representative for the Positive AgingTrust and will be leading the political aspect of drafting an Aging Strategy for NewPlymouth;Mr Girling-Butcher praised the staff of Base Hospital for the outstanding andprofessional service he received as a patient on a number of occasions. He notedthe service offered by the hospital Chaplain was commendable and highlighted theimportance this role plays for patients within the hospital environment. Mr Girling-Butcher complimented committee members for their work in association with thecommunity. The retention of the older aged worker at the Taranaki DHB is also tobe complimented, for within these workers is the repository of knowledge to beshared with the younger employees.Chairman thanked Mr Girling-Butcher for his presentation.723.3 Mrs Sue YoungSue Young, Volunteer Deaf Aotearoa 2012, Volunteer Recognition Award for herservices to the Hearing Impaired Community, Committee member of the NewPlymouth Hearing Assn for 26 years, 2001 New Plymouth Hearing Impaired SocialGroup. Worked for Deaf Aotearoa in the Taranaki Office as the Hearing ImpairedSupport Person.CPHAC DSAC 30 April 201312