Scleroderma New Zealand surveyed its members about access to health services. This survey looked at what was working well and access to health providers through the public or private health sector. This survey repeated some questions from a similar survey of Scleroderma NZ members in 2018. Chick on ‘Read More’ to see the results of the survey or on Scleroderma Health Care Survey 2026
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How to cope with Covid19 Lock-down
Focus on What you can control over difficult times. Many of us might be feeling a general lack of control these days—like we’re out of the driver’s seat and just along for the ride. Usually, the more in control we feel over what’s happening in our lives, the more motivated, happier, and less stressed we are. At a time when we’re all reaching to take back the steering wheel, it’s helpful to shift our focus and actions to what we can control and influence. Internal vs. External control We have a strong sense of internal control when we’re in the
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Call for health service to offer nail cutting, after salons fail grade
Radio New Zealand carried the group’s expression of concern at unregulated nail and beauty salons and the lax standards at play A public health report found 88 percent of nail and beauty salons in Wellington were not properly disinfecting and sterilising equipment in 2017. Scleroderma New Zealand president Diane Purdie said scleroderma is a condition that hardens and restricts the skin and internal organs, sometimes resulting in clawed hands. Many patients need to go to a nail salon to have their fingernails cut, because they cannot do it themselves. Given the poor safety record for nail salons, Ms Purdie is
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