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Happy World Oral Health Day!

20th March is World Oral Health Day, a day to "empower people with knowledge, tools and confidence to secure good oral health".  Through our Charitable Surgery Programme and our collaboration with Trinity Koha Health, YWAM Ships and Raukura Hauora o Tainui, we have been able to provide much needed dental treatment and oral health education to nearly 150 people in our region over the last year. The Braemar Charitable Trust would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to Ka...

Happy Anaesthetic Technician Day!

Today we celebrate National Anaesthetic Technician Day in New Zealand and show our appreciation for our team of Anaesthetic Technicians that form an integral part of health care delivery here at Braemar. Thank you Raj, Gareth, Alex, Daniel, John, Andy, Heinrich, Pisey, Angel, Graeme, Jay, Justin, Kayla, Alex, Kristin and Cascade.To show our appreciation, we are planning a team activity for our Anaesthetic Technicians, to be held at the end of the month....

Eyes on an Exciting Future For Braemar Hospital

The Boards and senior management of the Braemar Charitable Trust and Braemar Hospital, recently took some time out to spend a day together reflecting on where we have come from and to explore our vision and aspirations for the future. Braemar Charitable Trust Manager Paula Baker said "In an increasingly complex, dynamic and rapidly changing landscape, it was a great opportunity to connect, brainstorm and have the freedom to think outside the box in terms of how best we can position for ourselve...

Introducing new Lay Trustee: Lu-ana Ngatai

We are delighted to announce that Lu-ana Ngatai has been appointed to the Braemar Charitable Trust and joined us on 1 October 2022. Born in Dunedin and raised in Riverton Southland, Lu-ana moved to Hamilton in 1994 to be closer to her family in Whaingaroa. Educated at Waikato University Lu-ana has a double degree in Public Administration and Policy and Maori Development; a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and a Diploma in Law. Lu-ana has spent the past 23 years working in health all of this...

Improving Health Outcomes Through our 5 Charitable Pillars

Take a look at the 5 different ways we improve health outcomes in our community. Like to work with us so together we can achieve more?  Email Paula Baker at: paulab@braemartrust.co.nz to find out how....

Braemar Charitable Trust turns 51 Years Young!

Like many organisations, the Braemar Charitable Trust was unable to hold any of our planned events to celebrate our 50th Birthday last year, due to COVID related restrictions. Instead, we will celebrate this years as we turn "51 Years Young!" Please take a moment to watch our celebratory video. This tells our story- the story of an iconic Waikato-based organisation, that is the Braemar Charitable Trust, owner of Braemar Hospital. You will meet some of our key stakeholders and members of the Brae...

A big welcome to Jasen Ly and Jason Donovan as new Medical Trustees

The Braemar Charitable Trust is delighted to welcome two new Medical Trustees to the Trust Board. Jasen Ly is a General and Colorectal Surgeon with sub-specialty interest in colorectal surgery, endoscopy and laparoscopy ,and Jason Donovan, an Orthopaedic Surgeon with sub-specialty interest in Paediatric Orthopaedics and Foot and Ankle. Jasen and Jason replace retiring Medical Trustees Anaesthetist, Rob Carpenter and General and Colorectal Surgeon, Ralph van Dalen, both of whom have retired by ro...

Celebrating the Next Generation at the Annual Kudos Science Trust-Kudos Awards

Science Spinners is the Kudos Science Trust’s Outreach and Education arm which is also home of the prestigious The Kudos Science Trust - Kudos Awards Each year the Kudos Science Trust recognises young people who are excelling in Science and who are pursuing some of the careers we highlight at our Creative Lab and STEHHUB events. For the last two years Braemar Charitable Trust have been the proud sponsor of the health and wellbeing stream of the Science Spinners Creative Lab. As part of th...

Proud to share this very special Short Film

Really privileged to share this very moving, professionally funded short film produced by the eldest son of Braemar Medical Trustee, Alan Goodey. It is beautifully portrayed account of in Alan's words, "an event that is surprisingly common and yet extremely difficult to know how to broach the topic". We think this film deserves a wide audience . Please watch and share .<iframe src="https://lnkd.in/gCgpN9_z" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborde...

Celebrating 5th September-International Day of Charity

A big shout out and thank you to the fantastic work undertaken by all the charitable organisations large and small in our community, as we celebrate the "International Day of Charity" today.  This day was established with the objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people, NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities. The charitable organisations in our region and across New Zealand, make a significant contribution to the healt...

2000 children waiting for dental surgery in Auckland, with a prediction it will get worse because routine check-ups are so delayed.

Really pleased to have Specialist Paediatric Dentist, Katie Ayers as part of the Braemar family, as both a Braemar Charitable Trust Medical Trustee and Braemar Hospital Board member. Katie works tirelessly to improve oral health outcomes in our community and is a key driver of and contributor to  our Braemar Charitable Surgery Programme.  Katie recently highlighted the current challenges facing families and children accessing dental care, in the following NZ Herald news article. A...

University of Waikato Distinguished Alumni Awards

On 28 July, Braemar Charitable Trust Chair Victoria Ashplant, Braemar Hospital Independent Director Bella Takiari-Brame, Braemar Medical Associate, David Mc Cormack and Braemar Charitable Trust Manager Paula Baker, were privileged to attend the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards to celebrate the achievements of four University of Waikato alumni: Jennifer Kerr, Hinerangi Raumati, Leilani Tuala-Warren and Jamie Tuuta. We walked away from the event feeling inspired by the success of these alumni, and...

Congratulations to Associate Professor Joe Baker for being selected a finalist in the Kudos Science Excellence Awards

The Braemar Charitable Trust would like to congratulate Braemar Medical Associate and Orthopaedic Surgeon Joe Baker, for being selected as a finalist in the Waikato DHB Medical Science Award category of the 2022 Annual Kudos Science Awards. Associate Professor Joe Baker’s specialist bent, is keeping our backs in good form. Joe is a leading academic orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in spinal deformity and disease, Associate Professor Baker’s research focus is on infection and ...

Really enjoyed being part of the Science Spinners Creative Lab again this year and inspiring the next generation

Science Spinners is a free hands-on STEM rotational programme helping to ignite students passion about science! Three fully-interactive, one-day programmes for students in years 9-13 cover schools right across the Waikato, the Bay of Plenty including Rotorua and Auckland. Led by carefully curated Kudos scientists, professionals in STEM fields and digi-tech experts, our programmes offer interactive engagement and problem-based learning in a ‘real world’ environment, focusing on real challenge...

Congratulations to Braemar Hospital Director Bella Takiari-Brame for being selected as a finalist in the 2022 Women in Governance Awards

The Braemar Charitable Trust would like to congratulate Braemar Hospital Director Bella Takiari-Brame for being selected as a finalist in the 2022 New Zealand Women in Governance awards. As 100% shareholder of Braemar Hospital, the Trust appoints the Braemar Hospital Board and we are very proud of Bella being selected as one of the three finalists in the Māori Governance Leader category. We wish Bella all the very best when the winners are announced and celebrated at the Gala Dinner on Thursday...

#DentalCareIsHealthCare

In December 2020, Bryce Rangitaawa sought help for a sore tooth and abscess, but less than a month later, he died from a suspected heart attack."The Hui" spoke to Braemar Charitable Trust Bachelor of Health Scholarship and Summer Research Student Scholarship recipient, Karen Turanga as part of covering Mr Rangitaawa’s very sad passing.This makes our recent Maatariki dental initiative and all the work being done by dental and oral health professionals across our region and motu to highlight the...

Maatariki Partnership provides Free Dental Care to 117 Patients

During the Maatariki celebrations on June 24th-27th, Braemar Charitable Trust worked in partnership with YWAM Medical Ships Aotearoa/Trinity Lands Limited, Raukura Hauora o Tainui, Huntly Dental and dental/oral health professionals from within and outside our region, to provide free dental care and oral health education to 117 patients. Approx. $71,500 worth of dental services were provided including 162 extractions and 103 restorative procedures. 10 patients were also referred to Braemar's char...

Proud to be a sponsor of the Braemar Charitable Trust Science Spinners Scholarship Award and Science Spinners, hands-on creative mini-labs with Kudos scientists & experts. July 5 &6 Claudelands Event Centre

Really excited to be a sponsor of the Science Spinners Programme and student scholarship award again this year. Science Spinners is a free hands-on STEM rotational programme helping to ignite students passion about science! Three fully-interactive, one-day programmes for students in years 9-13 cover schools right across the Waikato, the Bay of Plenty including Rotorua and Auckland. Led by carefully curated Kudos scientists, professionals in STEM fields and digi-tech experts, our programmes offer...

Braemar Charitable Trust celebrates Matariki with partnership to provide free dental care

Matariki is a time for growth and change. It’s a time to pause and reflect on the year behind us and the year ahead. It’s a time for people to take a look at their lifestyles and health, and make some changes for the better. To celebrate Matariki, BCT in partnership with with YWAM Ships, Raukura Hauora o Tainui, Dentists and Oral Health professionals within and outside our region will provide free dental care to around 150 adults facing barriers to accessing dental and oral care in North Wai...

Needle Free Sedation Research funded by Braemar Charitable Trust

Through our relationship with the Waikato Medical Research Foundation, we are funding research into needle-free sedative pain relief. This is being undertaken by researchers at Waikato Hospital including Dr Nicola Whittle. This research with our goal to reduce health inequity, by investigating a manner of analgesia that will make it easier for children, patients with dementia, patients with a fear of needles, or patients with disabilities to receive pain relief and/or sedation. See link below to...

Risk and Strategy Workshop- a shout out to PWC

Continuous improvement and innovation are core principles underpinning the way we work at Braemar Charitable Trust. Trustees recently held a strategic risk workshop facilitated by Aaron Steele from PWC's Hamilton office. It was really beneficial to to be able to take some uninterrupted time to look at each of the pillars of our charitable activity - medical research, education, our ownership of Braemar Hospital, our charitable surgery programme and our strategic partnerships, and critically asse...

Abigail Arguelles is the recipient of the inaugural Braemar Charitable Trust, University of Waikato Bachelor of Nursing Scholarship

Second-year nursing student Abigail Arguelles is the inaugural winner of the Braemar Charitable Trust Scholarship in Nursing. The Braemar Charitable Trust established several health-focused scholarships in 2021 to support promising students to make a difference in community health. This year’s recipient was chosen based on her consistent high grades and commitment to supporting vulnerable communities in the health sector. Originally from the Philippines, Abigail’s path to studying at Waikato...

Congratulations to 2022 Braemar Charitable Trust Bachelor of Health Scholarship Winner-Maia Gardiner

Maia Gardiner’s (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa) goal has always been clear; help her people. She hasn’t always been sure of how until she came to the University of Waikato. Maia is in her second year of a Bachelor of Health and is this year’s Braemar Charitable Trust Scholarship in Health recipient. The Braemar Charitable Trust Scholarship in Health is awarded to a second-year student of a Bachelor of Health who shows the potential to make a difference in...

Introducing Anna King, new General Manager People & Safety at Braemar Hospital

The Braemar Charitable Trust would like to welcome Anna King who will be joining the Braemar family on 30 May in the newly established role of GM People & Safety at Braemar Hospital. Anna is a seasoned HR professional, with a Bachelor of Social Science in Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management and Psychology from the University of Waikato, and a Certificate in Business Management from Wintec. Anna has worked across a range of organisations and industries, most recently in a hybrid role ...

Braemar Trust donates HIPEC machine to improve cancer treatment in our region

The Braemar Charitable Trust is excited to share that it recently donated funds to replace an aging heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) machine at Braemar Hospital. Investing in new services and equipment that improve health outcomes in our community, is a core pillar of our charitable purpose and supports our goals of investing in innovation and medical research that will positively impact health outcomes for current and future patients. Braemar Hospital is the only private hospital in ...