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Waikato District Health Board
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Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
Waikato District Health Board - Latest News [Page 11]
Be Prepared, Check in with Your GP
Friday, 19 December 2014, 4:44 pm | Waikato District Health Board
A surge of people using emergency departments across the Waikato during the Christmas and New Year period has highlighted a need for the public to be better prepared. More >>
Snap survey - pressure of alcohol on emergency departments
Friday, 19 December 2014, 2:33 pm | Waikato District Health Board
The sound of heart rate monitors hum rhythmically oblivious to the traumas they observe. More >>
Waikato DHB Responds to PSA’s Claims Re 4 & 2 Roster
Friday, 19 December 2014, 10:53 am | Waikato DHB
Waikato DHB engaged with both the NZ Public Service Association (PSA) and the NZ Nurses Organisation (NZNO), as both unions have affected members who work 4 & 2 rosters in our Mental Health service. More >>
New pathway to improve outcomes for stroke patients
Friday, 12 December 2014, 4:58 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Two services at Waikato District Health Board are collaborating to further improve the care of stroke patients at Waikato Hospital. More >>
Bush Walk brings tranquillity to Older Persons building
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 2:28 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Bringing tranquillity to those who find frustration in the simplest of tasks is the hope for Waikato District Health Board’s newest art installation, Bush Walk by Susan Skerman. More >>
Waikato DHB Celebrates And Thanks Its Volunteers
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 2:12 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Wards throughout Waikato Hospital often rely on the generosity of their community to meet the emotional needs of patients. More >>
Waikato DHB celebrates volunteers
Saturday, 6 December 2014, 10:19 am | Waikato District Health Board
Wards throughout Waikato Hospital often rely on the generosity of their community to meet the emotional needs of patients. More >>
Health warning for Lake Whangape
Friday, 5 December 2014, 3:59 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Health warning for Lake Whangape A new health warning has been issued today for Lake Whangape, situated north-west of Huntly. The lake has had a rise in the cyanobacteria biovolume to 3.0mm3/L. Biovolume is the measure used to decide when a health warning ... More >>
Waikato Children’s Wards Benefit From Countdown Appeal
Friday, 5 December 2014, 9:34 am | Waikato District Health Board
The children’s wards at Waikato, Taumarunui, Te Kuiti and Tokoroa hospitals received a $110,813 cheque from the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal yesterday, following a three-month fundraising effort from Countdown staff, customers and suppliers around ... More >>
Success of Inaugural Midland Region Quality Conference
Monday, 1 December 2014, 3:10 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Success of Inaugural Midland Region Quality Conference Inspiring speakers who challenged health professionals in Rotorua on Friday to “Keep our patients safe” made the inaugural Midland Region Quality Workshop a success even before it finished. More >>
Beams, Mats And Socks Prevent Falls in Hospital
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 5:27 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Modern technology is keeping Te Awamutu resident Audrey Evans safe from falling during her stay in Waikato Hospital. Like every patient, the 81-year-old had an assessment when she came into charge nurse manager Hayley Colmore-Willliams’ ward in the Older ... More >>
We need your pjs for our Waikids, say Chiefs
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 5:03 pm | Waikato DHB
The Chiefs Super 15 rugby team are running a “We Need your PJs” campaign and are calling upon Chiefs fans to donate new kids warm sleepwear, singlets and socks that will be given to patients at Waikids and families in need upon leaving Waikato ... More >>
Jan Adams appointed Bupa Director Nursing, Quality and Risk
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 9:48 am | Waikato District Health Board
Jan Adams, until recently the chief operating officer and now primary strategic liaison for Waikato DHB, has resigned and will next year take up the role as Bupa New Zealand’s Director Nursing, Quality and Risk. More >>
Acting early is a key to reducing pressure injuries
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 2:04 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Today is World Wide Stop Pressure Injury Day, and Waikato DHB is marking it with information for staff and public and an update on the DHB’s own project to reduce pressure injuries in hospital. Sometimes called pressure ulcers or bed sores, pressure ... More >>
Early Detection is Your Best Protection from breast cancer
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 10:01 am | Waikato DHB
Puapii Daniel-Ngatae calls herself a sur-thriver not a survivor. Four years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, the Pacific Health Liaison with Waikato District Health Board’s Tokoroa Family Health team is proud to call herself cancer-free, ... More >>
Warm welcome for Wintec nursing students
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 3:15 pm | Waikato District Health Board
More than 240 Wintec nursing students have had a unique welcome from Waikato District Health Board (DHB). More >>
Students Treated And Discharged From School Bus Crash
Monday, 17 November 2014, 2:54 pm | Waikato District Health Board
None of the 13 Howick College students assessed and treated in Thames Hospital’s emergency department following an incident where their school bus crashed and rolled into a ditch this morning, were seriously enough injured to be admitted into the ... More >>
CYANOBACTERIAL WARNING: Health warning for Lake Hakanoa
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 12:48 pm | Waikato DHB
A new health warning has been issued today for Lake Hakanoa in Huntly. The lake has had a rise in the cyanobacteria biovolume to 4.6mm3/L. Biovolume is the measure used to decide when a health warning should be issued, with the cut-off value for a health ... More >>
On Your Feet - Boot Camp for the elderly
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 5:07 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Getting back on her feet after hip surgery became achievable for Phyllis Gibbison, 84, from Hamilton thanks to a team effort at Waikato District Health Board’s Older Persons and Rehabilitation service. More >>
Hapu Wananga hits the right note for young Maori
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 4:30 pm | Waikato District Health Board
“Awesome! Everyone made learning fun and interesting.” That is just one of many favourable comments from participants in the Hapu Wānanga antenatal and parenting programme, a two-day course developed by Waikato DHB’s Te Puna Oranga (Maori Health) ... More >>
