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Capital and Coast District Health Board - Latest News [Page 10]
Wellington Hospital nearing full capacity
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 5:15 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) is encouraging people with minor injuries and illnesses to seek medical help from their GP or call HealthLine. More >>
Fighting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 9:36 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Fighting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome New Zealanders suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are getting a greater chance to fight the illness in Wellington. Now a new pathway developed by clinicians at Capital & Coast District Health Board ... More >>
Capital & Coast leading by example
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 11:42 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) aims to lead by example this Diabetes Awareness week with an amended hospital-wide healthy food guideline. More >>
Gardening comes to fruition for intellectually disabled
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:53 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A gardening group of people with intellectual disabilities is making the most of Porirua’s old hospital bowling club. More >>
Capital & Coast DHB celebrates patient safety initiatives
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 1:15 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
‘Better care starts here’ is the key focus for Capital & Coast DHB during this year’s national Patient Safety Week. “Although patient safety is our priority 365 days a year, this week is about recognising specific actions we can take to achieve ... More >>
Sod-turned for first national youth forensic facility
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:46 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast welcomed the beginning of works on a new $15 million national youth forensic facility this morning, as Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman turned the first sod. As a 10-bed secure unit, Nga Taiohi will provide the first dedicated ... More >>
Small lungs, Big voices
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 3:02 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Who says you need a big set of lungs to bust out a ballad? That’s the motto staff and patients at Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) are living by as patients with chronic lung disease are now singing for therapy. Chronic obstructive ... More >>
Integrated Operations Centre goes live at Capital & Coast
Sunday, 26 October 2014, 10:35 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast staff celebrated a new era for patient care and staffing this week with the launch of a new Integrated Operations Centre for Kenepuru and Wellington Hospitals. An integrated operations centre (IOC) is a central hub from where the ... More >>
The right blend of treatment for deep vein thrombosis
Friday, 17 October 2014, 3:05 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Vascular surgeons at Wellington Hospital are pioneering a new safer, faster treatment for patients with deep vein thrombosis in New Zealand. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) describes a clot that forms in deep leg veins, interrupting blood flow. It affects ... More >>
Aphasia Patients Given New Lease on Life
Friday, 17 October 2014, 2:24 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A gavel is predominantly associated with a court room, but a new ‘Gavel Club’ for people dealing with aphasia is doing wonders for improving their language and communication skills. More >>
Have you talked to your family about organ donation?
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 3:00 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Patients, visitors and staff at Wellington Hospital will be encouraged to have a slightly different conversation tomorrow as part of Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness day. More >>
Wellington Community Comes Together to Make a Difference
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 4:24 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Dreams are wonderful things. But despite what we are led to believe, dreams aren’t free and neither are they always easy to achieve. Lots of dreams have come true this week during the Commonwealth Games, but for kids like Bae from Wellington, overcoming ... More >>
Better, sooner, more convenient diabetes care
Friday, 9 May 2014, 10:47 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
People with diabetes are receiving better, sooner and more convenient care thanks to a Nursing Practice Partnership (NPP) between primary health organisations and Capital & Coast DHB. More >>
New online health record a big step forward for patients
Monday, 7 April 2014, 12:14 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
From 7 April 2014, health record summaries from General Practices will be immediately available to hospital clinicians and afterhours GPs, as a new system for accessing primary care health records online is launched in Wellington, Porirua and the Kapiti ... More >>
Capital & Coast DHB Interim CEO appointment extended
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 3:16 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Chair of Capital & Coast District Health Board Dr Virginia Hope today announced that Debbie Chin’s secondment to CCDHB from Standards New Zealand has been extended for a further year through to March 2015. Mrs Chin has been the Interim CE for the ... More >>
3DHB Executive Director Māori Health appointed
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 10:02 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast District Health Board (DHB), Hutt Valley DHB, and Wairarapa DHB are pleased to announce that Riki Nia Nia (Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu) has been appointed to the role of 3DHB Executive Director Māori Health. “This is a new ... More >>
Interim CEO for Capital Coast DHB Appointed
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 3:25 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
The Board of Capital & Coast District Health Board has today announced the appointment of Debbie Chin as the interim chief executive of the DHB following the resignation of current CEO Mary Bonner last month. Mrs Chin is to take up the position from Monday ... More >>
Business as usual at Wellington Hospital
Monday, 22 July 2013, 9:44 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Following yesterday's 6.5 magnitude earthquake, all buildings on our Wellington, Kapiti, and Kenepuru sites have been checked by engineering and technical services staff, and are considered safe. All services are operating as normal. More >>
Clinical Information System to enhance patient care
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 12:01 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A partnership to deploy a single Clinical Information System (CIS) that will improve healthcare delivery across the Central Region’s six DHBs has been signed by Central Region Technical Advisory Services (TAS) Chairman Murray Georgel and Orion Health. More >>
Material Art Show to Support Sick Kids
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 9:23 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
This year, volunteers and quilting groups have produced additional quilts for sale at The Material Art Show in support of Wellington Children’s Hospital. This is our second Material Art Show, the first Material Art Show was in November 2011 where ... More >>
