Quiet but with considerable mana: nurse Joyce Walters
Joyce Walters, a registered nurse, had a great influence on developing the New Zealand plastic surgical nursing service.
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Plastics
Perfection in plastic surgery is only just good enough: Sir William Manchester
The Kiwi trailblazer plastic surgeon who returned home after WWII and established plastic surgery in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Trailblazers
Dr David Becroft: Children’s Health Advocate
Dr David Becroft was an influential, and at times controversial, advocate for children’s health.
Latest & New
Middlemore Hospital: the first two decades
An introduction to the new book by Earle Brown and Walter (Wally) Robins about Middlemore Hospital.
Telling Science
The Doctor’s bag: Dr Eleanor Baker McLaglan
Health camp advocate, house surgeon, rural doctor, and advocate for children’s health.
Telling Science
Northland Medical Museum: pneumothorax machines
Artificial pneumothorax machines and the development of a treatment for Tuberculosis.
Our Stories
Christmas Memories
Nurses Heather Spinetto and Jocelyn Peach recall special Christmas memories and shared camaraderie on the ward, with staff working hard to create Christmas magic for their patients, including families and children. Throughout history celebrating Christmas has always been important for nurses and their patients, from nurses in capes and candles singing Christmas carols in years gone by, through to the wonderful decorations made by nurses today.