I have just completed my second week here at SFH. As you probably gathered from my last post – life is crazy here and very busy! My days are lasting from 7.30am to around 6pm at night so there is too much to tell! So, I thought this week I would focus on telling you what has been happening on the paediatric ward. › Continue reading…

There will be no excuses for early morning sleepiness when Rotorua’s Lady Kuia Morrison joins other entrants at the start of the Pat Farry Trust Fun Run / Walk at 7am on 16 March. Her contagious enthusiasm for walking motivates others in Rotorua and will do the same for supporters of the Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust walking and running to highlight the importance of rural general practice.

The Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust Fun Run/Walk is held in association with the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network’s (NZRGPN) annual conference in Rotorua, 13-17 March, 2013. › Continue reading…

Get your running shoes ready! The Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust Fun Run/Walk is back on the social calendar at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network’s (NZRGPN) annual conference in Rotorua, 13-17 March, 2013.

Held for the first time at the 2012 NZRGPN conference in Queenstown, the organisers are again encouraging conference attendees to join together with the public to highlight the importance and value of the work of the rural GP and that of the Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust. › Continue reading…

The 2012 Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to two University of Otago Medical School students who will travel to Ecuador, Nepal, Zambia and Tanzania to further their rural health education.

John Farry, chairman of the Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust, announced that Nicola Shaw and Kerry Short will both receive NZ$5,000 to assist their elective travel in the first term of 2013. › Continue reading…

Organisers of the inaugural Pat Farry Trust Wine & Art Auction and Gala Dinner held on Saturday, 10 March 2012 thanked Dr Pat Farry’s peers and local community for a highly successful fundraiser.

The Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust in conjunction with the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network hosted the Trust’s first fundraiser. The event began with a seated dinner of local wine and cuisine and a performance from Sam Hunt, poet and balladeer. › Continue reading…

Delegates attending next month’s New Zealand Rural General Practice Network conference in Queenstown will don their running shoes and trek around the lakefront in aid of an education trust set up in honour of the late Dr Pat Farry.

The fun run is sponsored by Queenstown Medical Centre, which Dr Farry was instrumental in establishing, in conjunction with Southern Cross Primary Care.
The event will be held on Saturday, March 10, starting at 7am. Participants will assemble at the start-finish line near the entrance to Queenstown Gardens (opposite the Bath House), before proceeding around the lakefront on the Frankton track. › Continue reading…

The Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust in conjunction with the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network is hosting the Trust’s first fundraiser – an evening of fine wines, outstanding New Zealand art, music, humour and good company at the Millennium Hotel, Queenstown.

The Pat Farry Trust Wine and Art Auction and Gala Dinner on Saturday, 10 March 2012 will begin at 6.30pm with drinks and gallery viewing of the art. Sam Hunt, poet and balladeer, will entertain guests before the auction of amazing art works from Otago/Southland artists, ‘best of’ collections of Central Otago wines › Continue reading…

The Trustees are excited to announce the appointment of David Gerrard as Patron of the Trust. David is an Associate Professor at the University of Otago. He currently holds the position of Director of Development and Alumni Relations in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, having been Associate Dean to the Faculty of Medicine and the Dunedin School of Medicine, since 2000. › Continue reading…

This year the Trust is seeking fundraising support not only from medical and healthcare companies but also from those involved in the rural sector. In June, Sarah is heading for Mystery Creek, or Fieldays 2011, to immerse herself in the heart of rural life to promote the Trust, increase awareness and widen the network of potential rural sponsors. › Continue reading…

Pat believed it was very important that those delivering rural health be given the opportunity to learn from those in other parts of the world and then bring that knowledge back to enrich the local community. › Continue reading…