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Keen to work with us?

Working with the Braemar Charitable Trust is an opportunity that enables like-minded organizations in the Waikato who share our vision to come together and collaborate in the pursuit of improved community health outcomes.Please get in touch via email, Facebook, or LinkedIn, or through completing a funding application form which can be found on our website https://www.braemartrust.co.nz/ . We look forward to hearing how your mission aligns with the Braemar vision of improving health outcomes in o...

Arts for Health Community Trust-a key partner

The Arts for Health Community Trust is a Waikato-based non-profit organization that serves the community by accessible art studios for any person who wants to use the creative arts as a medium through which to achieve wellness. The Trust was established by Rosemary Biland, wife of a practicing doctor at Waikato Hospital who saw an opportunity for hospital patients to engage in meaningful activity to distract them from an often very difficult health-related experience or accident. 34 years later...

Showcasing one of our team- Katie Ayers

Katie Ayers has been a valued member of “Braemar family” since 2003, when she began working at Braemar Hospital as a Paedeatric Dentist. She expanded her involvement, by joining the Braemar Charitable Trust as a Medical Trustee in 2014 for a term of 3 years. Needing to step down as a Trustee for a period to focus on her governance role with the Dental Association, Katie was reappointed to the Trust in 2020 and then in 2021, to the Braemar Hospital Board. Katie was originally attracted to Bra...

We love sharing good news stories from our Charitable Surgery Programme

Sometimes special events occur which give members of the Braemar Charitable Trust the certainty that what they are doing to improve the health of the community really is making a difference. The trust along with Braemar Hospital medical specialists, perform a growing number of charitable surgeries each year. These surgeries are greatly appreciated by patients and can be life changing. Here is just one example. For reasons of privacy, the name of the patient and their family member has been chang...

André Becker is 2021/2022’s second recipient of a Summer Research Scholarship funded by the Braemar Trust

André Becker is 2021/2022’s second recipient of a Summer Research Scholarship funded by the Braemar Trust. The question André is posing, and will aim to answer by the end of the summer, is “What are the unmet needs in Waikato children with Otitis Media?” Otitis Media is a medical condition involving infection and/or inflammation in the middle ear. Serious cases can result in the use of grommets or surgical interventions, though fortunately these measures can often be avoided. André’s...

Karen Turanga, Bachelor of Health and Population Studies and recipient of the 2021 Braemar Charitable Trust Bachelor of Health Scholarship and Summer Research Scholarship

Braemar Charitable Trust believes in building capacity and capability within the wider health sector. Not only do we provide funding for ongoing medical practitioner professional development, we are also committed to supporting the next generation of health professionals, recognizing that they are key to improving health outcomes in our community. An example of this support is found through Braemar’s funding of tertiary scholarships at the University of Waikato. Karen Turanga, Ngāi Tahu, is ...

Congratulations to Fiona Michel- Finalist in the 2021 Women of Influence Awards

The Braemar Charitable Trust would like to acknowledge and congratulate Fiona Michel on being named as a finalist in 2021’s Women of Influence Awards. A very significant achievement and testament to Fiona's career and reputation for excellence. Fiona has recently been appointed as the new CEO of Braemar Hospital and will be starting in her new leadership role at Braemar next week. We are very excited to have a leader of Fiona's caliber joining the Braemar family and look forward to w...

Be the first see our new Video

Click the link to be the first to view the Braemar Charitable Trust’s official ‘About Us’ video.  https://lnkd.in/e5stcVMc Filmed and edited by Nimbus Media, the clips that comprise this video are mere introductions to the work that is done by Braemar Charitable Trust, and how this work contributes to achieving better health outcomes for communities throughout the Waikato.Thanks to our wonderful supporters, partners and current and past Trustees who are showcased in this video, w...

Proud to support the great work of Arts for Health Community Trust as they go virtual during lockdown

The Braemar Trust has partnered with Arts for Health Community Trust for the last 4 years. Firstly with the sponsorship of the "Braemar Studio" at their community arts space in Seddon Road, and then through workshops at the Stroke and Rehabilitation and Older Persons Rehabilitation Wards at Waikato Hospital. As part of the 2020 Waikato Community COVID Response Fund, we provided funding to enable Arts for Health to connect virtually with the community and continue their workshops via zoom and fac...

Tooth Fairy flies in to support the Braemar Charitable Surgery Programme

Got to love that feel good factor and just had to share. We do some pretty neat things here at the Braemar Charitable Trust. It is stories like this that really reinforces how lucky we are to be part of an amazing team working together to improve health outcomes in our community. Recently Paedeatric Dentist Katie Ayers, saw a very upset mum and her wee girl who was suffering from severe dental pain and required several teeth to be removed under general anesthetic. Tiraha was unable to get a time...

New CEO Appointed at Braemar Hospital

We are excited to share the news that a new Braemar Hospital Chief Executive Officer has been appointed. After an extensive search process led by Braemar Hospital Board Chair Graeme Milne,  Fiona Michel will start her new role at the beginning of December. Fiona joins Braemar after an impressive career in executive leadership and senior management, not only in the health sector but also in insurance, banking and the New Zealand Police. Fiona is currently seconded from her role as Chief Peop...

Medical Trustee Katie Ayers appointed to the Braemar Hospital Board

The Braemar Charitable Trust sole shareholder of Braemar Hospital Limited, is delighted to announce the appointment of Katie Ayers as a Director on the Braemar Hospital Board. Katie took up this new appointment on 1 October and now sits on both the Braemar Hospital and Braemar Trust Boards.  Katie joined the Braemar Charitable Trust Board in 2020 (after serving one 3-year term on the Trust in 2014), has been a a Medical Associate at Braemar Hospital since 2004 and is Specialist Paediatric D...

Proud to support the University of Waikato 3MT event, which puts PhD research centre-stage in the Waikato

Braemar Charitable Trust Medical Trustee Alan Goodey, was a member of the judging panel for this significant event on the Waikato's research calendar. Alan commented that he "really enjoyed the evening . It was great to hear the enthusiasm and quality of the contestants". The Braemar Charitable Trust was excited and grateful for the opportunity to be involved and learn more about impactful research happening in our region. We look forward to being involved in the future and wish Isaac all the ve...

Congratulations to Braemar Charitable Trust Chair, Victoria Ashplant

A huge congratulations to our Chair, Victoria Ashplant for her new role as Director PwC Global Reporting, ESG Reporting and Assurance - Strategy and Embedding. Very fortunate to have someone of Victoria's caliber leading the Braemar Charitable Trust team. Learn more about Victoria's new role below. Reporting is often described as telling a story. Starting a journey on ESG reporting is confronting, unveils hard truths or uncertain futures. Those conversations are equally enlightening. If done wit...

2021 Braemar Charitable Trust/Waikato Medical Research Foundation Medical Research Grant-Needle Free Injection of Sedative Pain Relief

The Braemar Charitable Trust funds one research proposal up to the value of $25,000 as part of its relationship with the Waikato Medical Research Foundation. In 2021, the Braemar Charitable Trust has agreed to fund important research into the needle free injection of sedative pain relief. The research will be undertaken at Waikato Hospital over the next year. The research team of Dr Nicola Whittle and Professor Jamie Sleigh noted that "Everyone knows someone who is scared to go to the doctor or ...

Braemar Charitable Trust- committed to growing great governance

Health sector training, professional development and capability building is one of the Braemar Charitable Trust's core charitable pillars. We are committed to growing health sector capacity and capability in our region through investing in health sector related secondary, tertiary and post graduate education and ongoing clinician professional development.  This capability building also includes striving for best practice clinical and organisational governance. To best position ourselves for...

Using Her Voice to Empower Communities

Check out this great profile of Braemar Hospital Limited Independent Director Bella Takiari-Brame, recently featured in the University of Waikato Alumni and Friends Newsletter. In it's role as shareholder of Braemar Hospital, the Braemar Charitable Trust appointed Bella to the Braemar Hospital Board in April last year. Tēnā rawa atu koe Bella, we are very fortunate to have you as part of the Braemar whānau and value your contribution to improving health outcomes in our region. Bella Taki...

Victoria Ashplant elected new Braemar Charitable Trust Chair

Lay Trustee Victoria Ashplant was appointed Chair, Braemar Charitable Trust at its June meeting last week. Victoria joined the Trust Board in June 2017, has been it's Deputy Chair for the last two years and is a Chartered Accountant and Director of PwC. In addition to being a member of PwC's Ethics and Business Conduct Committee, Victoria brings over 15 years of financial expertise and a breadth of experience advising 'for-purpose' Boards in the Waikato. Having started her career in the UK, Vict...

Karen Turanga recieves the inaugural Braemar Charitable Trust Bachelor of Health scholarship

The Braemar Charitable Trust is very proud to announce that Karen Turanga is the inaugural recipient of the Braemar Charitable Trust, University of Waikato Bachelor of Health scholarship. Karen's background, experience and passion for improving health outcomes, as well as Karen's desire to enhance decades of clinical experience with a health degree, fits well with the outcomes the Trust is seeking through offering this scholarship. We wish Karen all the very best with her studies and know that K...

Momentum Foundation CEO, Kelvin Eglinton appointed as new Lay Trustee

The Trustees are excited to announce that Momentum Waikato CEO Kelvyn Eglinton, has been appointed to the Braemar Charitable Trust as a Lay Trustee. Trust Chair Chris O'Meeghan said "we were humbled by the calibre of applicants we had for the role and with 'making a lasting difference in our community' being at the heart of Kelvyn’s role at Momentum, he is natural fit for our organisation".  Kelvyn is well known in the Waikato community having been General Manager of City Growth for Hamil...

Braemar Charitable Trust Art Studio

We are pleased to announce that we have sponsored the "Braemar Charitable Trust Art Studio" for another three years. Arts for Health Community Trust has been operating for 33 years and have provided services to 3250 people and organisations in the Waikato region. They provide a creative environment where people can utilise the arts as they work towards building and maintaining wellness. There is great alignment between our organisations, with Arts for Health seeking to achieve "wellness trough a...

Braemar Charitable Trust funds "Wellness through Art" workshops at Cancer Lodge and Te Whakaruruhau Women's Refuge

We are delighted to continue our ongoing partnership with the Arts for Health Community Trust, by funding two new weekly art workshops. One workshop will be provided at the Cancer Lodge in Hamilton, a place of significance for us given it was the former Braemar Hospital site. The second, will be run at  Te Whakaruruhau-Women's Refuge. These workshops provide an opportunity for people to participate in the creative arts with a wide range of mediums. Cass Hendry, Manager of Arts for Health Co...

Link to Regulations for the Braemar Charitable Trust Nursing and MBA Scholarships

The regulations are now on line for two Braemar Charitable Trust scholarships that will be going live later this year.  The Braemar Charitable Trust MBA Scholarship will be awarded in 2022 to one MBA candidate who plans to work or is working in the Not-For-Profit community health sector. The Scholarship will have a total value of $40,000 to be awarded across two years, part-time study. The purpose is to assist a transformational/system change leader who works in a Not-For-Profit organisatio...

Braemar Charitable Surgery Programme

Want to know more about charitable procedures provided at Braemar Hospital, then please take a look of "Braemar Charitable Surgery Programme" brochure found on our website under "What we do". Our programme is the result of the hospital, surgeons, anesthetists and the Braemar Charitable Trust coming together to enable eligible patients to receive surgeries for free at Braemar Hospital. Please contact Trust Manager Paula Baker, to find out how you can support our programme or to learn more.  ...

Science Spinners Medical and Wellbeing Creative Lab

The Braemar Charitable Trust sponsored the “BODY ROCK’N” (Medical & Well-being) mini-labs run under the Science Spinners Creative Lab programme for Y9 & 10 students. This year Body ROCK’N was led by two Kudos award winning medical scientists; Endocrinologist Dr Jade Tamatea and Cardio-thoracic surgeon and former Braemar Charitable Trust Medical Trustee, Prof Adam Al Gamel and their awesome teams. Jade and Adam guided and inspired the students through hands-on activities, igniting a ...