Waitemata District Health Board - Latest News [Page 5]
DHB Comes Tops Again In Anti-Violence Programme
Monday, 8 October 2012, 3:48 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
MEDIA RELEASE 8 October 2012 DHB Comes Tops Again In Anti-Violence Programme Waitemata District Health Board has placed first again in the country for its programmes to detect and address partner and child abuse. More >>
Waitemata DHBHolds Equipment Amnesty
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 11:03 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Waitemata DHBHolds Equipment Amnesty People are being asked to return their used hospital crutches as part of an equipment amnesty drive in October. The drive is being conducted by the Waitemata District Health Board, which runs North Shore and ... More >>
Waitemata DHB’S Performance Continues to Soar
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 2:34 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
MEDIA RELEASE 30 August 2012 Waitemata DHB’S Performance Continues to Soar Waitemata DHB has continued its stratospheric rise in performance against the Government’s national health targets. Results for the fourth quarter of 2011/12 (April to June) ... More >>
Waitemata Has Lowest Cancer Death Rates in New Zealand
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 11:06 am | Waitemata District Health Board
People living in the Waitemata district have the lowest cancer death rates in the country, a new report has found. An annual statistical publication by the Ministry of Health, Cancer: New Registrations and Deaths 2009, has revealed that four DHBs ... More >>
Waitemata Has Lowest Cancer Death Rates in New Zealand
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:55 am | Waitemata District Health Board
People living in the Waitemata district have the lowest cancer death rates in the country, a new report has found. An annual statistical publication by the Ministry of Health, Cancer: New Registrations and Deaths 2009 , has revealed that four DHBs ... More >>
Aucklanders applauded for their efforts over measles
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 11:12 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Health authorities are thanking Aucklanders for doing their part in helping end the measles outbreak which began in May 2011, with no new cases linked to the outbreak since 12 June this year. More >>
Waitemata DHB Achieves Immunisation Health Target
Friday, 6 July 2012, 11:47 am | Waitemata District Health Board
MEDIA RELEASE 06 July 2012 Waitemata DHB Achieves Immunisation Health Target Waitemata DHB has reached another historic milestone, with 95% of all two-year-olds in the district now fully immunised. The achievement means the DHB has now attained the ... More >>
Bigger better kids’ ward for Waitemata children
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 11:52 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Waitakere MP Hon Paula Bennett will officially re-open a bigger, better children’s ward at Waitakere Hospital this Thursday, June 7. Since January, the hospital’s Rangitira paediatric unit has been undergoing a $3 million expansion to add ten extra ... More >>
Waitemata DHB Continues To Lead The Way
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 12:21 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
www.waitematadhb.govt.nz Media Release 29 May 2012 Waitemata DHB Continues To Lead The Way Waitemata DHB continues to lead the way in performance against the Government’s national health targets. Results for the third quarter of 2011/12 (January to March) ... More >>
Health campus opens at Waitakere Hospital
Friday, 18 May 2012, 10:37 am | Waitemata District Health Board
A new and innovative joint venture between Unitec Institute of Technology and the Waitemata District Health Board will provide further opportunities for learning, innovation, research and collaboration among health practitioners, community agencies ... More >>
Free Breastscreening Appointments on Offer in Glen Eden
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 12:02 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Free Breastscreening Appointments on Offer in Glen Eden Women in western Auckland are being encouraged to get a free mammogram when BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit visits Glen Eden for the first time next month. Moira ... More >>
Free Breastscreening Appointments on Offer in Stanmore Bay
Monday, 14 May 2012, 12:39 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Women in Stanmore Bay are being encouraged to get a free mammogram when BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit visits their area over the coming weeks. More >>
Free Breastscreening Appointments on Offer in Warkworth
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 11:01 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Women in Warkworth are being encouraged to get a free mammogram when BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit visits their area in the coming weeks. More >>
Leading Health Law And Safety Specialist Appointed
Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:38 am | Waitemata District Health Board
www.waitematadhb.govt.nz 13 April 2012 Leading Health Law And Safety Specialist Appointed Waitemata DHB’s New Clinical Quality Leader A leading expert in health law and safety has been appointed to lead Waitemata DHB’s ongoing delivery of high ... More >>
Waitemata DHB Exceeds Ed Health Target
Monday, 2 April 2012, 11:39 am | Waitemata District Health Board
2 April 2012 Waitemata DHB Exceeds ED Health Target Waitemata DHB has not only achieved, but exceeded, the national health target of having 95% of emergency department patients admitted, discharged or transferred in six hours or less. The DHB has focused actively ... More >>
Free Breastscreening Appointments Offer in Orewa Next Month
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 10:10 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Women in Orewa are being encouraged to get a free mammogram when BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit visits their area next month. More >>
Encouraging GP Enrolment among Auckland’s Asian Communities
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 5:10 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Members of Auckland’s Asian communities are being encouraged to enrol with a general practitioner (GP). A new public awareness campaign, Your Local Doctor , hopes to address lower than average enrolment rates among people of Asian descent in Auckland. More >>
Free breastscreening in Kaukapakapa & Helensville next month
Monday, 20 February 2012, 12:59 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Women in Kaukapakapa and Helensville are being encouraged to get a free mammogram when BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit visits their area over the coming weeks. More >>
Rodney Women Encouraged to Start the Year with a Mammogram
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 10:17 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Women in Orewa and Stanmore Bay are being encouraged to start the year with a mammogram. BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit will be visiting Orewa and Stanmore Bay over the coming weeks. More >>
New $8.5m Lakeview Cardiology Centre at North Shore Hospital
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 9:28 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Waitemata District Health Board’s new $8.5 million Lakeview Cardiology Centre at North Shore Hospital will be officially opened on Monday 31 October. The 25-bed centre houses a coronary care unit, a step-down unit, a cardiology ward and two cardiac ... More >>