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Donate for Bay of Plenty kids
Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 11:10 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
This week marks the launch of the Annual Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal, a nationwide fundraising campaign. More >>
Good news for Bay of Plenty cancer patients
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 1:13 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay of Plenty cancer patients will no longer have to travel for their radiotherapy as more cancer treatments become available in Tauranga towards the end of 2014. More >>
BOP DHB response to Health Targets
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 3:05 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Minister of Health’s Health Targets for quarter three 2012/13 have been released and show that the Bay of Plenty District Health Board continues to make gains. More >>
Health staff images used in hand hygiene campaign
Friday, 3 May 2013, 4:20 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Over the next month, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board is putting visual emphasis on how hospital staff can stop the spread of infection by practicing good hand hygiene. More >>
Bay of Plenty flooding - public health advice
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:34 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
There was extensive surface flooding across the coastal Bay of Plenty over the weekend. “We can assume that all flood water is potentially contaminated with farm run-off, faecal matter from feral and domestic animals, and, in some cases, sewage,” says ... More >>
Whooping cough jabs for mum and dad protect baby
Friday, 19 April 2013, 5:46 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Whooping cough is an extremely contagious disease that is easily spread through everyday actions such as sneezing. Three out of four new-born babies with whooping cough have caught it from their mother or other close family members. However, whooping cough ... More >>
Now is the best time for flu vaccination
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:10 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay of Plenty residents are being urged to get their annual influenza immunisation now, before the influenza season starts in New Zealand this year. More >>
Lake Okaro Health Warning Lifted
Friday, 1 February 2013, 2:45 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
MEDIA RELEASE Lake Okaro Health Warning Lifted The health warning in place since July last year for Lake Okaro, south of Rotorua, has been lifted. Medical Officer of Health, Dr Phil Shoemack says “results of regular water testing performed by ... More >>
World-First Surgery: Robot Debuts at Tauranga Hospital
Friday, 25 January 2013, 5:09 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
A new robotic surgical device which may change the nature of surgery was developed over four years in Silicon Valley, USA and trialled in a world-first operation at Tauranga Hospital this week. More >>
Faster recovery for Bay of Plenty bowel surgery patients
Friday, 25 January 2013, 9:01 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Tauranga Hospital has seen the speed in which patients recover from bowel surgery improve dramatically since the introduction of a revolutionary new programme. More >>
Reminder shellfish in Bay of Plenty still affected by toxin
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 4:20 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay of Plenty residents and visitors remain at risk of paralytic shellfish toxin poisoning. “Levels of toxin found in shellfish are still high and there have been two further cases of illness reported over the Christmas and New Year holiday,” ... More >>
Tragic loss of Bay of Plenty Anaesthetist in Kenya bus accident
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 5:21 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has learned, with deep sadness, of the loss of Whakatane Anaesthetist Brian Johnston and his wife Grace, who have been killed in a bus accident in Kenya while doing voluntary work with Bethlehem College. More >>
Rotorua and Tauranga cases of toxic shellfish poisoning
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 8:55 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
In the past 24 hours five people have presented to Rotorua Hospital with symptoms of toxic shellfish poisoning with a further two unrelated cases seen at Tauranga Hospital. More >>
Healing begins before operation takes place
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 10:36 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Patients who have undergone hip or knee joint replacements are experiencing faster recoveries, thanks to new pre-surgery classes being run at Tauranga Hospital. More >>
New process slashes waiting time for gall bladder surgery
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 11:03 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
New process slashes waiting time for gall bladder surgery The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is offering a new streamlined treatment option for patients that require non-urgent gall bladder surgery. For patients that are otherwise healthy, it is now ... More >>
Whooping cough outbreak a reminder to immunise babies
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 11:24 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Parents in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts are urged to ensure their babies receive their first immunisations on time at six weeks to protect them from whooping cough (pertussis). More >>
Health Targets comments from BOP DHB
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 4:19 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Minister of Health’s, Health Targets for quarter one 2012/13 have been released and show that the Bay of Plenty DHB has made gains in a number of the targets including: More >>
BoP DHB - Serious and Sentinel Events
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 11:21 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has today released their November 2012 report titled Making Our Hospitals Safer . More >>
Breast screening made easy for Papamoa residents
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 9:29 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Breast screening made easy for Papamoa residents With one in seven New Zealand women diagnosed with breast cancer, the Papamoa Pines Medical Centre decided to make it easier for their patients to access breast screening appointments. Nurse Manager ... More >>
Algal Bloom Continues In Lake Okaro
Monday, 12 November 2012, 3:10 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Water sampling conducted by Bay of Plenty Regional Council has confirmed that the bloom of blue green algae in Lake Okaro, near Rotorua has worsened. A health warning advising against recreational use of the lake has been in place since July. Dr Phil ... More >>
