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Alwena was diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal cancer. In this video, her husband Jim (a health care professional) shares the story of Alwena's diagnosis and their whānau's experience within the health system.

Petala was anxious when she found out she was pregnant. She wanted a Pacific Island midwife as she says coming from a Samoan family she thrives on community. Petala talks about the need for education around pregnancy and sex in the Pacific community.

When Olivia and Karen found a midwife who specialised in supporting rainbow families they said, ‘Sign us up’. The two mothers share the importance of inclusive language and of both parents being included in the whole pregnancy and birth experience.

This video, part of a series, is of Māori whānau telling their stories about engaging with health care services.

This is a short summary version (7min 50 sec) of the video on preventing falls in hospitals.

Sheila from Te Pukaea (Whanganui DHB's consumer council) talks about her experience as an independent consumer representative on adverse event review panels.

Elizabeth Milner's article on skin tears in the Nursing Review Nov 2013 (kindly supplied by Nursing Review).

Video 4 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

Video 3 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.