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Health advice for upcoming weekends
Friday, 3 February 2017, 12:05 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
With Waitangi Day celebrations around the corner and the upcoming Hawke’s Bay Art Deco weekend drawing near, health authorities are warning people to drink plenty of water, keep their medicines up- to-date and if feeling unwell, to seek help from ... More >>
Napier water to be chlorinated as precaution
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 4:21 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board and Napier City Council have agreed chlorination of the Enfield Road Reservoir that supplies much of Napier is necessary, as a precautionary measure, following a positive e-coli sample result from the reservoir today. More >>
Gastro costs rise
Friday, 27 January 2017, 4:14 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
27 January 2017 Gastro costs rise Gastro costs to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board were approaching $766,000 as at December 2016. Chief Executive Officer Dr Kevin Snee said the costs, directly related to the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak and ... More >>
Watch for Algal Blooms
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 2:59 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is reminding people to take care around streams, rivers and lakes following the detection of algal blooms at three sites along the Tukituki River. Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Medical Officer of Health, Dr ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Hospital impacted by junior doctors’ strike
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 3:54 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay Hospital services will be severely impacted with many outpatient clinics and non-emergency surgeries postponed due to next week's planned three-day, 73 hour national strike by junior doctors. More >>
ED swells under pressure from holidaymakers
Wednesday, 28 December 2016, 4:58 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
28 December 2016 ED swells under pressure from holidaymakers Holidaymakers are flooding into Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Emergency Department with non-urgent medical conditions and are encouraged to first seek help from an accident and medical centre or pharmacy. ... More >>
Statement on behalf of 2 Tongan men in Hawke’s Bay Hospital
Wednesday, 28 December 2016, 1:11 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
The two men in Hawke’s Bay Hospital, (male in his early-30s and an18-year-old male) following the Christmas Eve Gisborne bus crash, have asked Hawke’s Bay District Health Board to release the below statement on their behalf. They have also asked ... More >>
HBDHB first to offer free bus passes for outpatients
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 10:36 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay people needing to get to and from outpatient appointments at Hawke’s Bay Hospital or Napier Health will be able to catch a bus anywhere on the GoBay bus network, for free, from 1 January 2017, thanks to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board ... More >>
Swimming warning
Friday, 16 December 2016, 12:19 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
People are being warned not to swim in Waimarama’s Puhokio Stream due to contamination, says Hawke’s Bay’s District Health Board Medical Officer of Health, Dr Nicholas Jones. Dr Jones said monitoring by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council had identified ... More >>
Agreement to work together on Hawke’s Bay water supply
Friday, 9 December 2016, 3:43 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
The Hawke's Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) has brokered a joint meeting to assist the Government Inquiry into Havelock North drinking water. More >>
Awatoto fire may affect people with breathing conditions
Friday, 2 December 2016, 10:39 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Health officials are urging people living near Awatoto or downwind of the Ravensdown Factory to close windows and doors and to turn off air-conditioning units as fire burns through sulphur in one of the factory’s storage sheds. More >>
Awatoto fire may affect people with breathing conditions
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 5:04 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Health officials are urging people living near Awatoto or downwind of the Ravensdown Factory to close windows and doors and to turn off air-conditioning units as fire burns through sulphur in one of the factory’s storage sheds. More >>
Essential food safety tips this BBQ season
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 1:38 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
If you’re dragging out the BBQ this long weekend, public health is reminding people to remember the four Cs clean, cook, cover and chill. Hawke’s Bay District Health Board director population health, Caroline McElnay, said about 200,000 New Zealanders ... More >>
New Express service great news for Hawke’s Bay Hospital
Monday, 17 October 2016, 1:59 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
A fast new 40-minute express commuter bus service is great news for Hawke’s Bay Hospital staff and visitors. More >>
Put your health first before long weekend
Friday, 14 October 2016, 3:29 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay people are being asked to take ownership of their health prior to the long weekend to avoid lengthy delays for after hours clinical care. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Hospital prepared for junior doctors’ strike
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11:11 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Contingency planning is in place to ensure emergency and urgent care services are available at Hawke’s Bay Hospital during next week's planned two-day national strike by junior doctors. More >>
GBS patient linked to Havelock North outbreak
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 6:14 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s (HBDHB) Public Health Team can confirm that the patient in Wellington Hospital diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is linked to the Havelock North Campylobacter outbreak. Director of Population Health, ... More >>
HBDHB Media Release - re new GBS patient in Wellington
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 2:19 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s (HBDHB) Public Health Team has been advised by Capital and Coast District Health Board that there is a patient in Wellington Hospital diagnosed with Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS). More >>
Hawke’s Bay Hospital at capacity
Sunday, 18 September 2016, 10:59 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay Hospital at capacity Hawke’s Bay Hospital is at capacity, and unless it’s an emergency, people are urged to seek medical care from their family doctor, medical centre, pharmacy or to call Healthline. Acting Chief Medical and Dental Officer, ... More >>
Fetal Alcohol a “life sentence”
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 12:17 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a “life sentence” that can be easily prevented by avoiding alcohol during pregnancy, says Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) paediatric nurse and mother of an FASD sufferer, Lisa Smith. More >>
