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Temporary Changes To Limit Visitor Numbers At Hospitals And Facilities – Effective From Today
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 6:14 pm | Northland District Health Board
Northland DHB Chief Medical Officer Dr Mike Roberts today announced significant temporary changes to the DHB’s visitor policy in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). “As part of our efforts to reduce the chances of COVID-19 or any other infection ... More >>
Recipients Receive Reprieve From Full Fees
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 3:28 pm | Northland District Health Board
An anonymous donation by a member of the public is supporting three Northland DHB employees by funding 65 percent of their educational studies this year. The JRBM Unregulated Health Workers Fund provides an opportunity to staff who have been with ... More >>
Once Upon A Time In Northland
Friday, 28 February 2020, 10:20 am | Northland District Health Board
Thanks to Taika Waititi’s recent Oscar win, the New Zealand film industry is getting more and more attention, and a group of Northlanders are planning to get themselves quite literally, in, on all the action. With funding and support from Northland DHB ... More >>
Reverend Sue White RetiresThird Time Lucky
Monday, 3 February 2020, 11:26 am | Northland District Health Board
Colleagues from across Northland DHB expressed heartfelt gratitude for the care, support and wisdom Ecumenical Chaplain Reverend Sue White had given them and patients over the years at her retirement morning tea on Friday. More >>
Construction Projects Underway at Whangarei Hospital
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 5:04 pm | Northland District Health Board
Northland DHB is pleased to confirm that further construction work to extend services and capacity at Whangarei Hospital began this week. More >>
Disappointing Results in Controlled Purchase Operations
Friday, 20 December 2019, 9:21 am | Northland District Health Board
Two Controlled Purchase Operations conducted at licensed premises throughout Northland this week resulted in four sales being made to underage volunteers. More >>
New Sub Acute Service Valued by Community
Friday, 6 December 2019, 4:10 pm | Northland District Health Board
Tu Kaha, our new mental health and addiction services subacute unit was blessed and officially opened today in Kaikohe. More >>
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 4:10 pm | Northland District Health Board
It truly felt like Christmas at Countdown Whangarei today when Northland DHB’s Child Health Services were handed a whopping $80,000 cheque from funds received during the 2019 Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal. More >>
Don’t let Measles Spoil your Summer Holidays
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 4:06 pm | Northland District Health Board
With 128 confirmed cases of measles now confirmed across the Northland Region the DHB urges parents and caregivers to ensure that their families are protected against measles before the Christmas holidays. More >>
Graduates Achieve 100 Percent Success Rate
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 4:00 pm | Northland District Health Board
A graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday for the latest intake of Northland DHB health care assistants studying for their NZQA Certificate in Health & Wellbeing after they achieved a 100 percent success rate for their studies. More >>
Te Kura o Otangarei MMR coverage 97 percent
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 4:14 pm | Northland District Health Board
“The Te Kura o Otangarei whānau have done a fantastic job of protecting their tamariki and community by achieving a very high rate of immunisation coverage for measles. It is great to see such strong leadership in response to the high numbers ... More >>
Telehealth Helps Close Gaps
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 9:43 am | Northland District Health Board
Northland DHB has developed a new acute care telehealth network linking all of its rural Hospitals’, Kaitaia, Bay of Islands, Dargaville, and in 2020, Rawene, to the Intensive Care Unit at Whangarei Hospital. More >>
Confirmed Measles case infectious while at Auckland event
Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 11:52 am | Northland District Health Board
A Northland person with a confirmed case of Measles attended an event in Auckland, while infectious, over the labour weekend. This latest case brings the number of confirmed cases of measles in Northland to 91. More >>
Retailers Continue to Sell Tobacco to Minors
Friday, 1 November 2019, 2:18 pm | Northland District Health Board
Ngā Tai Ora Public Health Northland at Northland District Health Board was concerned to see retailers continuing to sell cigarettes to minors during a controlled purchase operation (CPO) carried out in the Mid-North/Hokianga area, earlier this month. More >>
Let’s Talk Cancer Hui
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 3:38 pm | Northland District Health Board
Both speakers and attendees took away learnings from the well-attended Let's Talk Cancer Hui last month in Rawene. More >>
Grateful Patient Gives to Staff
Monday, 7 October 2019, 3:59 pm | Northland District Health Board
After experiencing excellent pre and post-operative care at Bay of Islands and Whangarei Hospital, Russell retiree, Uwe Schmutzler contacted Northland Community Foundation to donate $1000 to each hospital as a thank you to staff. More >>
Measles Vaccine Available for People Under Thirty
Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 2:49 pm | Northland District Health Board
There are now 64 confirmed cases of measles in Northland, with three other cases under investigation. More >>
Commitment Pays Off
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 9:17 am | Northland District Health Board
Whānau who have shown a commitment to the Northland DHB He Pihinga Ora programme were gifted bikes and helmets last Friday at an event at the Town Basin so they can continue to grow on their journey together as a whānau and make memories for their ... More >>
Measles Update – 46 confirmed cases in Northland
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 4:32 pm | Northland District Health Board
There are now 46 confirmed cases of measles in Northland, with one other case under investigation. More >>
40 Confirmed Cases of Measles Northland
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 5:06 pm | Northland District Health Board
As at 11am today, the number of confirmed cases of Measles in Northland is now 40; with another seven cases under investigation. This is up from 34 cases as advised on 3 September. More >>
