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The Centre for Compassion in Healthcare is dedicated to restoring caring and compassion as core values and daily lived practices for all of our health professionals and institutions. Naumai, haeremai. Rau rangatira ma, tena koutou katoa. Ka nui te hari kua tae mai koutou mo tenei kaupapa honore.  Welcome, welcome! Esteemed leaders, greetings to you all. There is much joy that you have visited for this important purpose. Welcome message from the Founder, Dr Robin Youngson Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa. Welcome to you all and thank you for visiting our new website. I believe that all health practitioners enter their profession with a genuine desire to provide caring and compassionate service to patients and families. Unfortunately, the evolution of our health professions and institutions has seriously limited the expression of that humanity and compassion. Clinical detachment and objectivity are emphasised over and above compassionate. Our hospitals are overcrowded and under stress. Resources are limited. There doesn't seem to be time to care. Yet experience shows that when practitioners develop the skills to bring open-hearted compassion to their patients, then the effectiveness of care greatly increases and our patients and families feel safe and cared for. When you cast aside your fears and learn to connect deeply with your patients, you will discover a renewed joy and satisfaction in your practice. Please join me in supporting this change across all of our health services. Click here for a video about my passion for healthcare and for offering personal service to patients. Latest news! Campaign to add "The right to be treated with compassion" to Health and Disability Consumers' Code of Rights More... The healing waters of compassion A quick guide to this site In the Resources section you will find practical tools and resources to help you encourage change in your own workplace. The Forum provides a place for an extraordinary on-line dialogue with inspiring contributions from both professionals and patients Downloads provides you with papers and publications you can freely access The Links take you to other centres supporting similar work The Events section lists local and international meetings, conferences, lectures and workshops related to compassion in healthcare View News for the latest stories You can learn all About Us in this section Here you will find stories shared by the Friends of the Centre of Compassion in Healthcare Kia Ora! This everyday Maori greeting means "hello" or "greetings" but in literal translation mean "good health!" In Maori culture, health is always seen within the context of the family ("whanau") Become a 'Friend' of the Centre for Compassion in Healthcare - join now. << BACK