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Major prostate cancer trial launched by Auck DHB
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 5:20 pm | Auckland District Health Board
A major New Zealand research initiative that will determine the best time for men with prostate cancer to receive radiation therapy after surgery to remove the prostate has been launched in New Zealand and Australia. The trial, which is led by the Radiation ... More >>
Multi million dollar redevelopment of Hospital
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 1:34 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Proposal presented for re-development of Christchurch Hospital Canterbury District Health Board has revealed a proposal for a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of Christchurch Hospital as a result of its work on developing a Facilities Master Plan for CDHB ... More >>
Patients with mouth and throat cancer in trial
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 10:13 am | Auckland District Health Board
More than 50 cancer patients in New Zealand and Australia have volunteered to take part in a clinical trial being run from Auckland City Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Department. The trial involves using humidification during radiotherapy for cancers ... More >>
Additional Money For Auckland Cardiac Surgery
Monday, 6 July 2009, 9:42 am | Auckland District Health Board
An additional five million dollars from the Government will enable Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) to operate on 99 patients who have waiting longer than is clinically appropriate for cardiac surgery. More >>
Cholesterol lowering drugs reduce lung cancer risk
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 10:21 am | Auckland District Health Board
Commonly used cholesterol lowering drugs - called statins - may also protect against lung cancer and complications of smoker's lung, according to a review of over 90 scientific papers by researchers from The University of Auckland and Auckland City ... More >>
Power outage at Greenlane Clinical Centre
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 3:02 pm | Auckland District Health Board
A power cut across parts of Epsom and Remuera has affected the Greenlane Clinical Centre. The generators are running and essential services are in place and all patients are safe. The situation is continually being assessed. More >>
Auckland Hospital in global safe surgery study
Thursday, 15 January 2009, 11:54 am | Auckland District Health Board
A year long World Health Organization (WHO) pilot study carried out in eight hospitals around the world including Auckland City Hospital, has proven conclusively that the use of a simple surgical checklist can significantly reduce the number of deaths ... More >>
Anniversary of First Open Heart Surgery in NZ
Monday, 22 September 2008, 10:42 am | Auckland District Health Board
This year marks the 50th anniversary of New Zealand's first successful open heart surgery. This procedure made NZ history in 1958 and is performed almost routinely today. More >>
Innovative Health initiative is launched
Sunday, 31 August 2008, 3:46 pm | Auckland District Health Board
OneForTheGirls is a health initiative supported by the Auckland District Health Board to talk with teenage girls about the benefits of receiving the HPV (human papillomavirus) immunisation. More >>
ADHB funds new service at Auckland City Mission
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 2:28 pm | Auckland District Health Board
A new initiative between Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), Auckland Primary Health Organisation and Auckland City Mission will see new and improved health care services being offered to those using City Mission services. More >>
ADHB Terminates Contract With Belhaven Rest Home
Friday, 11 July 2008, 1:34 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Auckland District Health Board's chief planning and funding officer, Dr Denis Jury, today announced that the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) had terminated its aged related residential care contract with Belhaven Rest Home with immediate effect. More >>
Programme improves health of Pacific churchgoers
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 3:26 pm | Auckland District Health Board
With over eighty percent of Pacific peoples belonging to a church, the Healthy Village Action Zones (HVAZ) project is getting its message across from the pulpit. More >>
Free flu protection for many Aucklanders
Monday, 14 April 2008, 12:53 am | Auckland District Health Board
This season’s influenza vaccination is free to those who are at high risk of contracting influenza. This includes people 65 years and over or those under 65 but suffering from an on-going medical condition such as diabetes, cardiovascular or respiratory ... More >>
Name suppression lifted for medical practitioner
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 3:53 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Justice Harrison at Auckland High Court lifted name suppression for Auckland medical practitioner Dr Hong Sheng Kong today. Dr Kong, the sole GP at Hong Kong Surgery is facing numerous fraud charges in relation to the operation of his Panmure based ... More >>
HIV Screening for Pregnant Women to Begin
Wednesday, 5 March 2008, 11:40 am | Auckland District Health Board
Counties Manukau, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards are pleased to announce the commencement of training sessions on Antenatal HIV Screening to start in March 2008. More >>
Extensive changes to adult mental health servi
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 2:11 pm | Auckland District Health Board
The Auckland District Health Board has acknowledged the findings made by an independent external review of its adult mental health service. More >>
Legionella Bacteria In Auckland CBD Cooling Towers
Friday, 28 December 2007, 4:02 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Symptoms of Legionellosis include muscle aches, headache, tiredness, loss of appetite and coughing, followed by high fever, chills and occasionally diarrhoea. With the milder form of Legionellosis there will be flu-like symptoms but no pneumonia. More >>
Auckland GP Facing Fraud Charges
Monday, 3 December 2007, 4:49 pm | Auckland District Health Board
A Panmure general practitioner appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning [3rd December] facing one fraud charge with an estimated total of approximately $216,000, with numerous further charges expected. More >>
ADHB ends 2007 financial year
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 10:57 am | Auckland District Health Board
People in the Auckland region have been the beneficiaries of a huge collective effort by management, clinical and nursing staff and support people at the Auckland District Health Board over the past year, says Board Chairman Wayne Brown. More >>
Update from ADHB
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 10:26 am | Auckland District Health Board
ADHB advises that it is now business as usual at both Auckland Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre. At 4.30am this morning a small fire in an IT hub room at the Greenlane site, thought to be caused by a short circuit, caused issues with some of the hospitals’ ... More >>
