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Contracting process for new Regional Hospital

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 11:28 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

Capital & Coast DHB has revised its approach to contracting for the new main hospital building on its Newtown site in Wellington. More >>

Lower after hours fees across the district

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 11:27 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

The Board of Capital & Coast DHB has today agreed on an approach which will lower the cost of accessing after-hours GP type services across the district. More >>

NICU Update

Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:24 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

"We have completed screening of all babies who are currently in the unit. The total number who tested positive for this new strain of Staph aureus is nine. This consists of the eight babies who were already known to have the bug (the babies in ... More >>

Infection control issue in Wellington NICU

Friday, 29 April 2005, 10:06 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

Wellington Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is imposing strict infection control measures while work is done to eradicate an apparently new strain of Staphylococcus aureus. More >>

Consultation on after-hours GP-level services

Thursday, 3 February 2005, 1:29 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board

Capital & Coast DHB is launching a district-wide consultation (Kapiti, Porirua and Wellington), to gain public input on the future shape and fee-structure for GP type / primary care after-hour services. More >>

DHB Working To Ensure Consistency

Tuesday, 23 November 2004, 5:50 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board

Capital & Coast DHB Working To Ensure Consistency In Access To After-Hours Services Across District More >>

A&E and Urgent Medical Centre working together

Thursday, 21 October 2004, 10:01 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

It has been confirmed today that from 1 November 2004 the privately run Wellington Accident & Urgent Medical Centre, which has until now been open around the clock, will be closing its doors from 11pm til 8am each day. It will remain open at all ... More >>

National Secure Unit For Intellectually Disabled

Monday, 4 October 2004, 3:51 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board

New Zealand’s new secure unit for people who have an intellectual disability and who have offended will be officially opened by the Minister for Disability Services, Ruth Dyson, on October 7 at Porirua. More >>

The newsletter of Capital & Coast DHB

Monday, 6 September 2004, 9:41 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

Solid progress is being made towards the introduction of an immunisation register in this district. This is our part of the National Immunisation Register (NIR), a national database which is being established by the Ministry of Health. The NIR will ... More >>

DHB Responds To Nurses Statement On A&E Services

Friday, 20 August 2004, 4:02 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board

Capital & Coast DHB is concerned by a statement released by the NZNO regarding staffing levels within its Emergency Department at Wellington Hospital. More >>

Capital & Coast Newletter Issue #22: 20 Aug 2004

Friday, 20 August 2004, 12:28 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

All of the pharmacists in the C&C DHB district have now returned their ‘pharmacy agreement’ contracts. That means all pharmacies will continue to receive the base dispensing fee for medicines which they dispense over the next two years. This helps ... More >>

DHB Extends Sympathy To Sharan Family

Monday, 2 August 2004, 9:08 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board

On behalf of Capital & Coast DHB, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Nileema Sharan. Theirs is a profound loss, resulting from a tragic chain of events in which a young life was taken too soon by meningococcal ... More >>

Cheaper doctors visits for elderly people

Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 1:06 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board

The cost of visiting a GP is about to fall for most people over the age of 65 living in the area served by Capital & Coast DHB – which includes Wellington, Porirua and the Kapiti Coast. More >>

Chief Operating Officer appointed

Monday, 28 June 2004, 1:35 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board

The newly appointed Chief Operating Officer for Capital & Coast DHB has a wealth of experience; including running hospitals, running hospital departments - and even running marathons. More >>

C&C DHB Continues Efforts To Manage Norovirus

Monday, 24 May 2004, 2:14 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board

Staff at Wellington Hospital and Kenepuru Community Hospital (in Porirua) are continuing their efforts to contain the spread of Norovirus, a “stomach bug” which arose in the local community in recent weeks, and has more recently affected a number of hospital ... More >>

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