Tracy Wilson’s lovely Spring garden in front of Tarawera Medical Centre

Spring has well and truly arrived with a warm August bringing clouds of pollen. Thanks to talented nurse/garden wizard Tracy Wilson, the garden is in full bloom and looking lovely. Resident artist/receptionist Sara Morris has extended the Spring theme indoors with a bright poster promoting Cardiovascular Risk Assessments. After some dedicated hard work we are very pleased to have achieved the 90% target of completed CVRAs for eligible patients in our enrolled population.

Sara’s colourful CVRA display surrounded by Spring Daffodils

We have had a relatively mild winter with very little genuine influenza after a good uptake with the flu vaccines. We had a few epidemics of the usual winter colds and will no doubt have some more into Spring. We are seeing a lot of the usually allergy symptoms with the pollen so it you are troubled by this make an appointment and we can work out a plan for you depending on your specific symptoms. With the brighter and longer days it is a good time to remember the importance of covering up in the sun to reduce the risk of future skin cancer problems.