ACC Safety Week – 30 August to 5 September

Home’s a dangerous place!!

Did you know that

• 1 in 3 injuries in New Zealand happen in the home?
• 1 in 7 New Zealanders were injured in their home last year?
• On average 25,000 people a year in require hospitalisation in New Zealand from an injury that happened in their own home?

Is your own home safe? Try answering the Home Safety quiz at http://www.homesafety.co.nz/home-safety-quiz/

Every year ACC has a  'Safety Begins at Home'  week which this year kicks off on 30 August with a week of events and activities that will encourage people to find out how they can make their home a safer place.  For more information on this visit the Home Safety web site http://www.homesafety.co.nz/

Panacea will be actively promoting ACC Safety Week with some competitions and activities for our clients and support workers  – Watch this space!

ACC Service Audit

We're on a high - Our ACC Service Audit

In June, ACC conducted an audit of Panacea Auckland services for Seriously Injured clients.

The review looked into Panacea's policies and procedures for client support, including our individual service plans, whether our support worker qualifications are appropriately matched to the client needs and our goal-outcome client evaluation.

In the middle of July Trish received the draft report from ACC which gave a glowing commendation on our service procedures and policies:-

"Panacea Healthcare Auckland appear to have comprehensively developed processes in place that clearly ensure compliance and more importantly demonstrate that services to clients are being provided at a high standard. The organisation continues to identify opportunities to improve, grow and develope their services."

New Manukau Office

A touch for local care ...........

Caring for people for over 30 years has taught us a number of things, including how important it is to be local and easily accessible for healthcare clients and their support team.

Panacea is very proud and excited to have opened an office in Counties Manukau.

The Manukau office opened on June 16th 2010 in the capable hands of Misty King, our Manukau Service Manager.  We were thrilled to be given this beautiful taonga created by Iesha to mark the occasion of the opening of our whare..

Misty would be pleased to hear from you if there is anything that we can help with.

Rotorua - Up and Running

The Rotorua office at 1209 Hinemaru Drive opened on May 27th 2010.

The members of the Panacea family turned out in force from all parts of the country to join with Kerry Bell, our Rotorua Service Manager, in welcoming a diverse group of interested people to the launch function which was held at the new offices.

NZQA Level 3 Graduation

In May Panacea was proud to be able to congratulate four of our Support Workers and Paulien Mowday, one of our Service Coordinators on achieving the NZQA National Certificate in Community Services Level 3.

Achievement at this level requires persistent and dedication over an extended period of time and we were very pleased to celebrate their success.

Our congratulations to Anne Marie, Jane, Midori, Sanjeet and Paulien.

If you are interested in pursuing NZQA qualifications, please contact your Service Coordinator.

Bed n Breakfast Service

Overnight Support...

From a little support through the night to comprehensive support, Panacea has overnight care packages that enable clients to receive the level of support they need. More details are on the Services page in this site.

The new Bed n Breakfast service gives that "little extra" comfort by providing an extended period of support for up to 12 hours.

The service can start any time in the evening, enabling clients to receive support before bedtime, in getting safely to bed, security throughout the night then extending through into morning preparation such as breakfast, support with showering and getting ready to meet the day.

Panacea Awarded Highest Level - ACC Workplace Safety Management

For the sixth year running, Panacea has achieved the highest workplace safety management level from ACC - by no means an easy achievement.

What are Workplace Management Standards?

The ACC workplace safety management standards encourage businesses to take preventative steps to minimise accidents and be pro-active supporting staff back to work after an injury.

How do Companies Qualify?

Companies get audited by an independent ACC approved auditor who conducts an intensive review of processes and interviews Panacea staff.

ACC wrote to Panacea to acknowledge the award of the Tertiary level standard -"ACC commends Panacea on its commitment to health and safety.

Archived News

news April 2010