Russell Simpson and the Whanganui District Health Board will be taking their board meeting rural in August. Photograph / Stuart Munro
The Whanganui District Health Board is getting a rural perspective by taking a board meeting to Taihape.
On August 9, the Taihape Health Centre will host the Whanganui DHB and give the local community a chance to come along and meet board members.
Chief executive Russell Simpson said the DHB
was committed to rural health and meeting in the rural centres ensured the board was aware of the issues facing their rural communities.
"The local context will provide an understanding that will enable improvements in planning and service delivery for those who reside outside of the urban boundary of Whanganui," he said.
It is the first time in approximately 10 years that a health board meeting has been held in Taihape.
