Hawke's Bay District Health Board - Latest News [Page 21]
Board pleased with outcome of review
Monday, 8 December 2003, 11:38 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board today congratulated the management team on the completion and final outcome of the Management and Administration Review. More >>
Hawke’s Bay children benefit from Trust funds
Friday, 5 December 2003, 3:05 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Thanks to the generosity of the Princess Alexandra Medical Trust, 24 more Hawke’s Bay children will undergo surgery this Saturday to have grommets inserted in their ears. More >>
DHB appoints Pacific Peoples representative
Friday, 5 December 2003, 10:02 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chief executive Chris Clarke, announced the appointment of Miss Vaevae Aberahama to the board’s recently established Mental Health & Addiction Advisory Committee. More >>
HBDHB volunteers recognised on 5 December
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 10:13 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is recognising its 112 volunteers this Friday with a special morning tea to say ‘thanks’ to the team of volunteers who give up their valuable time to make a positive difference for patients at Hawke’s Bay Hospital ... More >>
Swimming Warning - Wairoa River Contaminated
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 3:21 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay’s District Health Board medical officer of Health, Dr Caroline McElnay, today issued a warning, advising members of the public not to swim in the Wairoa River due to contamination. More >>
New free-phone number for sexual health services
Friday, 28 November 2003, 11:54 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board has set up an 0800 number to make it easier for people to access sexual health services provided by GPs (general practitioners) throughout Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Hawke's Bay DHB renews contract with City Medical
Friday, 21 November 2003, 10:47 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chair, Kevin Atkinson, said he was delighted to be signing a contract this week with City Medical, which will see them continuing to provide Urgent Medical services in Napier. More >>
Members appointed to new Mental Health Committee
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 9:55 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chief executive Chris Clarke, announced the appointment of eleven people to a new advisory committee to the board – the Mental Health & Addiction Advisory Committee. More >>
Elective surgery at Hawke’s Bay Hospital
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 12:38 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay people to have more certainty over elective surgery at Hawke’s Bay Hospital More >>
A Celebration Of Mental Health Awareness
Friday, 7 November 2003, 10:27 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
‘Its Ok 2 B U’ – A Celebration Of Mental Health Awareness For Children & Young People More >>
DHB & Cl team up to monitor recreational waterways
Friday, 7 November 2003, 10:23 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council, along with staff from the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s public health unit and the local councils, work together to regularly monitor the Regions most popular recreational water sites. More >>
Public meeting: proposed maternity service changes
Monday, 3 November 2003, 10:42 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is holding a public meeting at the Civic Theatre in Waipukurau at 10:00am on Tuesday 18 November 2003 to discuss proposed changes to maternity services provided from the Central Hawke’s Bay Health Centre. More >>
Problems with Hawke’s Bay Hospital phone system
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 9:04 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
There have been intermittent problems with Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s phone system over the past few days, with some phones being out of action. More >>
Handwashing key to preventing campylobacter
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 10:40 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s public health unit is issuing a reminder about hand washing in a bid to stop the rising incidence of campylobacter and cryptosporidiosis. More >>
HBDHB proposes to change CHB maternity services
Friday, 10 October 2003, 5:35 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
At Wednesday’s board meeting, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board members unanimously endorsed a proposal to consult with the community over changing the scope of maternity services in Central Hawke’s Bay to focus on providing ante-natal and post-natal care, ... More >>
Hawke's Bay DHB Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Friday, 10 October 2003, 9:12 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chief executive officer, Chris Clarke, announced the appointment of Mr Ray Lind to the position of chief operating officer. More >>
All Hawke’s Bay region now covered by PHOs
Monday, 6 October 2003, 4:55 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chief executive, Chris Clarke, said he was absolutely thrilled that as of 1 October, most Hawke’s Bay people were covered by a Primary Health Organisation (PHO). More >>
Hawke’s Bay kids over-represented in hearing loss
Friday, 26 September 2003, 11:47 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
This week is Deafness Awareness Week, where the focus is on screening babies for hearing loss so early intervention can help prevent long-term learning and social problems. More >>
HBDHB disappointed about Napier City caveat
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 10:16 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chair, Kevin Atkinson, said today he was disappointed the Napier City Council (NCC) had decided against lifting the caveat on the former Napier Hospital site, despite an independent National Research Bureau (NRB) survey ... More >>
Promotion to encourage use of Emergency Pill
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 10:29 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay women, had 498 pregnancies terminated during 2002, and there were 180 teen pregnancies (young girls aged 19 and under) in the same year. This is well above the national rate for teen pregnancies, which has prompted FPA (formerly known as ... More >>