Tairawhiti District Health - Latest News [Page 1]
Preparations Underway For Allied Health And Technical Strike
Friday, 25 February 2022, 1:54 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
Hauora Tairāwhiti is preparing to reduce elective services provided at Gisborne Hospital for 24 hours from 6am on Friday 4 March to manage strike action by Allied and Technical staff. Allied Health staff represented by PSA at Hauora Tairāwhiti ... More >>
Six New Cases In Tairāwhiti Today
Monday, 14 February 2022, 7:53 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
There are six new cases of COVID-19 in Tairāwhiti. Three of these cases are household contacts of existing cases and three are under investigation. There are no new locations of interest today. There is still no evidence of transmission at Gisborne Boys’ ... More >>
Protect your whānau from flu this winter
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 4:32 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
Now is the time to think about the best way to protect your family/whānau from influenza or the ‘flu’ this winter. More >>
New equipment makes a difference for sick kids
Friday, 21 August 2015, 4:45 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
The hot cross bun you ate last Easter may just be helping to make a difference for sick children in Planet Sunshine. Five cents from every pack of buns sold, plus hours of fundraising efforts from Countdown staff contributed to the National Countdown ... More >>
No need for patients to worry about accommodation in Waikato
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 10:53 am | Tairawhiti District Health
People living in Gisborne and the East Coast who need to go to Waikato Hospital need not worry about accommodation says Tairawhiti District Health Chief Executive Jim Green. More >>
Teaming up to quit smoking with the Wero Challenge
Friday, 27 March 2015, 4:13 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
Gisborne people are teaming up to stub out a habit that is still rife in the Gisborne community. Smokers are forming teams and pledging to quit smoking for three months, as part of a national competition, the WERO Challenge, which kicks off on 1 April, ... More >>
No decision on East Coast health review until after hui
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 2:13 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
A proposal as to what health care on the East Coast might look like in the future will be presented for feedback at a series of community hui next month. More >>
TDH consult staff on food services proposal
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 12:48 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
Tairāwhiti District Health (TDH) is consulting staff and unions on a proposal to change how food services are provided to patients and staff. Medirest, who are part of Compass Group, already buy, cook and deliver food to TDH patients and staff. They ... More >>
It’s your business to stop sexual violence this summer
Monday, 22 December 2014, 3:27 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
What would you do if you saw a drunk young person clearly being taken advantage of by someone? I More >>
Clean hands tested during patient safety month
Friday, 21 November 2014, 10:00 am | Tairawhiti District Health
A sea of green has welcomed Gisborne Hospital patients each Wednesday this month as the organisation has taken part in a national campaign to highlight patient safety. One hundred staff members have been wearing green ‘it starts with me’ tee shirts ... More >>
Albert Park Rest Home Closing Doors
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 5:01 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
It is with deep regret that the directors of Albert Park Residential Care have announced to residents and staff the need to close the 31 bed facility with effect from31 October 2014. More >>
Join the STOPTOBER march on Tuesday
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 11:37 am | Tairawhiti District Health
New Zealand’s first national stop smoking month – STOPTOBER will be launched in Gisborne next week with a march through the city centre. More >>
Telehealth will improve access to health care for East Coast
Friday, 12 September 2014, 1:38 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
A new initiative that has the potential to make huge a difference to the health of people living in remote areas was demonstrated to East Coast MP Anne Tolley and Speaker of the House David Carter at Gisborne Hospital today (Friday 12 September). More >>
Tairawhiti patients to get lodge meals
Monday, 11 August 2014, 5:08 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
All patients staying at the Cancer Society’s Lions Lodge in Hamilton, while having treatment, will now be able to join other patients in the dining room for an evening meal. They will also be able to bring a support person with them. More >>
Gisborne has a second case of measles
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 10:27 am | Tairawhiti District Health
A second case of measles in Gisborne has been confirmed, says Dr Geoff Cramp Medical Officer of Health. More >>
Students in Gisborne Hospital after bus accident
Monday, 28 July 2014, 8:58 am | Tairawhiti District Health
Twelve female students and three support people have been taken to Gisborne Hospital after a bus accident on State Highway 2 near Morere Springs, south of Gisborne. The students and support people, from Turakina Maori Girls College near Marton, are all ... More >>
Measles case confirmed in Tairawhiti
Monday, 21 July 2014, 11:02 am | Tairawhiti District Health
A primary school boy has returned from the Waikato with measles. “This young chap unfortunately was not immunised and must have come into contact with someone with measles”, said Dr Bruce Duncan, Medical Officer of Health. “Fortunately, his ... More >>
Proposal to sell surplus properties at Te Karaka and Matawai
Monday, 23 June 2014, 12:27 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
Following the move of its Western Rural services to Turanga Health in 2010, Tairawhiti District Health (TDH) has been working towards the sale of a number of properties identified as no longer required for TDH. More >>
Tobacco outweighs the cost of food and groceries
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 5:27 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
The cost of living is not getting any cheaper in New Zealand. When tobacco addiction is added into the mix, the challenge to pay bills and keep food on the table is that much harder. More >>
Psychoactive Substances Amendment Act passed
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 1:22 pm | Tairawhiti District Health
Tairawhiti District Health (TDH) has been planning how to manage the impact of withdrawal on people taking the so-called “legal highs”. These substances now are off the shelves as a result of The Psychoactive Substances Amendment Act which becomes law ... More >>