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New strategic direction for pharmacy services
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 5:12 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
At its monthly meeting yesterday, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board members recommended for consultation, a new strategic approach to the development and funding of pharmacy services in Hawke’s Bay. (Refer to Board Report attached as Appendix 1) More >>
Vaccinators gear up for immunisation campaign
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 5:11 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Around 40 registered nurses are attending a training course to enable them to become registered vaccinators. More >>
Swimming warning for Wairoa River
Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 2:12 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
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, Lake Tutira and Waipuka Stream, at Ocean Beach, due to contamination. More >>
Lake Tutira in ‘red mode’ - swimming off limits
Thursday, 18 November 2004, 4:49 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
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 Lake Tutira, due to contamination. More >>
Smokefree Party Night @ Thirsty Whale
Wednesday, 17 November 2004, 4:10 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
There’ll be no-smoking indoors this Friday night at the Thirsty Whale, West Quay, Ahuriri. It’s ‘take it outside’ smokefree party night at the Thirsty Whale – that means no smoking inside the bar. More >>
Lake Tutira Swimming Warning lifted
Thursday, 11 November 2004, 5:45 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Caroline McElnay today lifted a warning made on 10 November 2004 advising members of the public not to swim in Lake Tutira. This followed very high levels of contamination found in ... More >>
Hospital first in Australasia to get scanner
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 4:15 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Packing crates are starting to clutter up the corridors around Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s radiology department as components of the DHB’s new state of the art 40-channel CT scanner are arriving in preparation for installation this weekend. More >>
After the flood - Public Health information
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 3:04 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
The main public health concern is that floods waters may be contaminated. However outbreaks of communicable disease are uncommon after floods. These basic public health measures will help to protect you and your family from illness. More >>
‘Looking up’ art exhibition worth a look in
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 4:53 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Art lovers are invited to come along to view a new exhibition on display in the Pan Pac Foyer at Napier’s Municipal Theatre. The exhibition is to be opened by Mayor Barbara Arnott the evening of Monday 11th October, and will be open to the public ... More >>
Health consumer group plays valuable role
Monday, 4 October 2004, 10:05 am | Hawkes Bay PHO
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s consumer group is a forum for discussion and debate on the consumer perspective in the design and operation of Healthcare Services’ (the provider arm of the DHB) services and facilities. More >>
New unit opens its doors for business
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 5:18 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
From Thursday 9th September some patients seen at Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) who would normally be admitted to a ward may find themselves in the new short stay 20 bed Acute Assessment Unit (AAU). The AAU enables patients to be ... More >>
Public Open Day At Napier Health Centre
Monday, 23 August 2004, 10:54 am | Hawkes Bay PHO
The public of Napier will have an opportunity to tour through Napier Health Centre on Sunday 29 August 2004 between 10am -2pm, when Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) and City Medical hold a public open day. More >>
Hawkes Bay people to benefit from donation
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 12:36 am | Hawkes Bay PHO
Hawke’s Bay people requiring a CT (Computerised Tomography) scan are set to benefit from a $1.6 million donation from a private Hawke’s Bay Trust, Weem Trust, which has been established from the Estate of Tom McCormack. The Trust is funding the purchase ... More >>
Bill Littley appointed to position of unit manager
Wednesday, 21 July 2004, 4:50 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Bill Littley has been appointed to the position of unit manager, rural services for Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. The newly-created role is responsible for managing the District Health Board’s health centres in Wairoa, Central Hawke’s Bay and the ... More >>
Save the emergency department for emergencies
Wednesday, 21 July 2004, 12:54 am | Hawkes Bay PHO
Significant re-development of Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Emergency Department gets underway this week with Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s chief executive officer Chris Clarke asking the public to “save the emergency department for emergencies”. More >>
HBDHB Welcomes Increased Health Care Funding
Monday, 19 July 2004, 1:37 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Last week’s announcement by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Health Minister Annette King that the Government has agreed to fast track the programme of investment in frontline primary health care services through Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) ... More >>
Health Board balances the books & ‘breaks even’
Wednesday, 14 July 2004, 4:50 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chair, Kevin Atkinson, announced at today’s district health board meeting that for the first time in at least the last 10 years, the DHB had broken-even for the 2003/2004 financial year. More >>
Phone outage at Hawke’s Bay Hospital
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 2:27 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s telephone system is being upgraded on Tuesday evening 29 June 2004. Work is scheduled to start at 10:00pm, and is expected to take three to five hours. More >>
Want to be a human mosquito trap?
Friday, 21 May 2004, 11:25 am | Hawkes Bay PHO
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s public health unit is making a special plea to the public, and especially those such as duck shooters, farmers, and others who visit and spend time in swampy areas close to the coast to let them know if they are being ... More >>
Toxin levels in shellfish drop
Monday, 17 May 2004, 3:42 pm | Hawkes Bay PHO
Hawke's Bay District Health Board advises that despite reducing levels of Paralytic Shellfish Toxin being found in shellfish samples taken last week, the coastline between Whareongaonga (approximately 22 kilometres north of Mahia) and Cape Turnagain in ... More >>
