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Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
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 55]
Emergency Department Response Praised
Monday, 7 April 2008, 8:32 am | Waikato District Health Board
Some media reports in the last 18 hours suggested Waikato Hospital's emergency department struggled to cope with the mass casualty involving eight firefighters from the Tamahere blast. More >>
Audio Released of Press Conference on Waikato Fire
Sunday, 6 April 2008, 9:49 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board has released a recording from Saturday night's press conference at Waikato Hospital involving Owen Kinsella, fire region manager/commander and Hayley McConnell, incident controller and Waikato Hospital group manager. More >>
Dual Role for Population Health Service Manager
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 2:53 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board's Population Health Service group manager Barbara Garbutt will manage the Older Persons and Rehabilitation Service in an acting capacity from Monday. More >>
Bennett in Charge at Mental Health
Monday, 31 March 2008, 9:53 am | Waikato District Health Board
Jeff Bennett has been appointed to the top management job in Health Waikato's Mental Health and Addictions Service. More >>
Apiary at Centre of Suspected Honey Poisoning
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 9:35 am | Waikato District Health Board
Comb honey sold with the brand name “A Taste of Whangamata Pure Honey” and trading under Projen Apiaries is at the centre of the Coromandel suspected honey poisoning. More >>
Joseph Reynolds Discharged
Sunday, 23 March 2008, 12:46 am | Waikato District Health Board
The 32-year-old English tourist at the centre of a toxic honey poisoning scare in the Coromandel has today been discharged from Thames Hospital. Joseph Reynolds, an IT support analyst in London, will continue holidaying in New Zealand with his partner ... More >>
X-Ray Film Imagery To Be Obsolete
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 1:44 pm | Waikato District Health Board
A $5.9 million investment in radiology and cardiology digital imaging systems at five Health Waikato hospitals will make viewing traditional x-rays outdated. More >>
Nurses Open Day A Huge Success
Friday, 14 March 2008, 5:12 pm | Waikato District Health Board
When Waikato Hospital clinical nurse manager Dinny Oakley put the call out for nurses interested in returning to the workforce she had no idea the response would be so good. More >>
Reunion Brings Nurses From Far And Wide
Friday, 14 March 2008, 5:08 pm | Waikato District Health Board
What started as a regular afternoon tea session for one group of 1940s registered nurses has spiralled into one of the biggest reunions of its type in Hamilton. More >>
Waikato Initiatives to beat nursing shortgages
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 9:54 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Initiatives to beat nursing shortgages Health Waikato is running an Information Day at Waikato Hospital on Friday, March 14. More >>
Historic Forensic Mental Health Agreement
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 12:01 am | Waikato District Health Board
Clinicians and mental health officials have today welcomed a new model of care for the delivery of forensic mental health services in the Midland region saying it offered huge opportunities for them. More >>
Nursing Is An International Passport: Get Yours
Monday, 10 March 2008, 2:40 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Would you mind going back? Health Waikato and anyone else within the region that has ever required hospital treatment, needs you. More >>
Learning Routines Of Motherhood
Friday, 7 March 2008, 11:43 am | Waikato District Health Board
Nicole Richardson was in despair, she describes it as rock bottom, when her plunket nurse told her she should go to Waikato Hospital's Mothercraft Unit. More >>
Easier Access, More Parking at Hospital
Wednesday, 5 March 2008, 11:29 am | Waikato District Health Board
Stage one of Waikato Hospital's $252 million redevelopment is complete with the new main entrance and carpark building now open for use. More >>
Staff Shortage In Breast Screening Programme
Saturday, 1 March 2008, 12:09 am | Waikato District Health Board
Health Board is struggling to keep up with demand for breast screening in the region. More >>
Shot Exchange Student Homeward Bound
Friday, 22 February 2008, 5:13 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Matthew Purchase, the English agricultural exchange student shot in the head while out rabbit shooting near Putaruru in December last year, flew out of Hamilton International Airport today (3.30pm) bound for home. More >>
Listeria in Packaged Beef at Hospital Cafeterias
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 2:55 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Routine testing by Health Waikato's Food and Nutrition Service has uncovered listeria monocyotogenes in packaged, externally purchased cold beef at Waikato Hospital. More >>
Waikato Focussed on Quality and Safety
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 9:49 am | Waikato DHB
The Waikato DHB sentinel and serious event summaries are on http://www.waikatodhb.govt.nz/wdhb/default.asp?Content=1427 along with information pertaining to the Waikato DHB. More >>
Better PJs Make For A Happy Hospital
Monday, 18 February 2008, 2:42 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Ill-fitting nightwear has plagued hospital patients for years - now Thames Hospital staff are doing something about it. More >>
Complete Ban On Retail Tobacco Displays Urged
Friday, 15 February 2008, 4:23 pm | Waikato DHB
One of the country's largest district health boards is calling for a complete ban on all retail tobacco displays and the minimum age of people selling tobacco set at 25 years and over. More >>
