Selwyn Times: August 05, 2020
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6 Wednesday <strong>August</strong> 5 <strong>2020</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
Do you snore?<br />
Always tired?<br />
You may be at risk of sleep apnoea.<br />
Wilsons Barrington Pharmacy<br />
are making a difference to<br />
their community by offering a<br />
game changing sleep apnoea<br />
service to reach the 80% of<br />
undiagnosed obstructive sleep<br />
apnoea (OSA) sufferers in<br />
New Zealand.<br />
There are a number of symptoms<br />
that could be a sign of OSA,<br />
including choking or gasping<br />
for air at night, loud persistent<br />
snoring, frequent visits to the<br />
bathroom & waking up tired.<br />
Left untreated these can lead<br />
to long term health<br />
consequences such as Type 2<br />
diabetes, high blood pressure,<br />
obesity and depression.<br />
Fortunately it is now easy to get<br />
diagnosed for OSA with Wilsons’<br />
Pharmacy Sleep Services program.<br />
People can now simply walk into<br />
their pharmacy and get tested for<br />
OSA straight away.<br />
The overnight home sleep test<br />
allows a person to sleep in the<br />
comfort of their own bed. No doctor<br />
referral is required. The results of<br />
the home sleep test are assessed<br />
by a sleep physician and provided<br />
7-10 days later. If a person’s results<br />
show they have OSA they can begin<br />
a 4 week trial of CPAP therapy.<br />
If you think you’re at risk of sleep<br />
apnoea contact Wilsons Barrington<br />
Pharmacy today to book a home<br />
sleep test.<br />
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“It has had a real affect. It<br />
means we haven’t been able<br />
to expand our teaching materials<br />
or other resources,”<br />
he said.<br />
“We used to own all of<br />
the computers we use but<br />
today if the person hasn’t<br />
got a computer then we are<br />
in trouble. We just don’t<br />
have the funds to go and<br />
buy new equipment.”<br />
The group, which is run<br />
by volunteers, teaches<br />
people over the age of 50<br />
about technology and how<br />
to use it.<br />
Pierson said part of the<br />
money stolen came from a<br />
$7000 term deposit.<br />
“One day she [Larkin]<br />
said she could get a much<br />
better return for our term<br />
deposit by shifting it from<br />
BNZ to Kiwibank. We said<br />
well if you think you can<br />
get a better return then go<br />
ahead. Little did we know it<br />
would last two days before<br />
being transferred out of the<br />
new account.”<br />
Terry Pierson <br />
Other money stolen was<br />
funding given to the group<br />
by the Federation of New<br />
Zealand SeniorNet Societies.<br />
“Every term we submit<br />
an attendance register of<br />
those that have been in<br />
and the hours they have<br />
worked. It adds up over a<br />
term, we put something<br />
like 50 hours in.<br />
“The federation then<br />
pays us back $1.25 an hour<br />
per person. Little did we<br />
know Lisa had changed the<br />
account with the federation<br />
from our usual BNZ<br />
account to the Kiwibank<br />
one.”<br />
Pierson said the Kiwibank<br />
account was set up<br />
with two signatories but<br />
only one was required to<br />
make a withdrawal.<br />
Pierson said Larkin’s<br />
deception began to unravel<br />
when the district council<br />
called questioning Prezzy<br />
cards associated with the<br />
group.<br />
“We said: ‘What Prezzy<br />
cards?’ It turns out some<br />
of our funds had been converted<br />
into the cards.<br />
“They started to dig<br />
and of course that put our<br />
antennas up and we started<br />
backtracking on what the<br />
hell was going on. We were<br />
lucky to have a fantastic<br />
police officer who investigated<br />
everything very<br />
thoroughly.”<br />
Larkin would not answer<br />
questions when contacted<br />
by the <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> until<br />
she had spoken to her<br />
lawyer.<br />
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and our pharmacy will offer ongoing support and advice. I’m<br />
really excited to provide this service and we really hope to<br />
improve access to affordable sleep services in Christchurch.<br />
Ken Sheat, Wilsons Barrington Pharmacist<br />
"<br />
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