Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Waitemata District Health Board for InfoPages here.
Waitemata District Health Board - Latest News [Page 6]
Waitemata DHB: National Programme Addressing Family Violence
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 1:10 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Waitemata District Health Board has achieved the top ranking of all New Zealand DHBs in the Government-initiated Violence Intervention Programme (VIP). All 20 DHBs in the country are participating in the programme, which measures their responsiveness, ... More >>
Breastscreening Services Arrive In Whangaparaoa
Friday, 30 September 2011, 12:15 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
MEDIA RELEASE 29 September 2011 Breastscreening Services Arrive In Whangaparaoa Fully digital breastscreening services have arrived in Whangaparaoa with the upcoming visit by BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s new mobile unit. The new unit will ... More >>
Emergency Department Performance Soars at Waitemata DHB
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 2:51 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Waitemata District Health Board has seen a dramatic improvement in the performance of its emergency departments over the last quarter. In addition, monitoring has shown that Waitemata DHB equalled or improved on its performance in the previous three ... More >>
$3.2M Paediatric Unit Expansion For Waitakere Hospital
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 10:00 am | Waitemata District Health Board
The Waitemata District Health Board has approved a $3.2 million dollar expansion of the Rangitira paediatric inpatient unit at Waitakere Hospital. More >>
CT Scanner at North Shore Hospital First of Its Kind in NZ
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 1:35 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
A new $2.8m revolutionary CT scanner will mean shorter waiting times and faster scans for Waitemata DHB patients. An opening ceremony was held at North Shore Hospital today to launch the Toshiba Aquilion™ ONE CT scanner – the first of its kind ... More >>
Keep The Emergency Department For Emergencies Only Campaign
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 12:08 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Waitemata DHB has launched a campaign urging people to keep the emergency department for emergencies only. More >>
Start Of Waitakere Hospital’s 24-7 Emergency Service
Monday, 30 May 2011, 12:13 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
MEDIA RELEASE 30 May 2011 Start Of Waitakere Hospital’s 24-7 Emergency Service For Adults More >>
Towards a Smokefree Life – Starting the Journey this Month
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 12:04 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
The lead-up to World Smokefree Day has begun and it couldn’t be a better opportunity to join people from all over the globe in making history together this May. “It’s a unique opportunity to stand alongside others in a global movement for change – ... More >>
Powerful Partnership The Future For West Auckland Health
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 1:29 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Better, smarter, more work-ready healthcare graduates will soon be entering Waitemata’s health workforce. More >>
Carparking Changes at Waitakere and North Shore Hospitals
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 4:43 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Carparking arrangements for visitors and patients to Waitakere and North Shore hospitals will be changing. These changes will apply from 13 June at Waitakere and 1 July at North Shore. Due to growing demand for public carparking spaces, Waitemata DHB is ... More >>
Start Date For 24-7 Emergency Services Deferred
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 10:33 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Sudden developments with new medical staff have forced Waitemata DHB to postpone the start date for 24-7 emergency services for adults at Waitakere Hospital. More >>
New Cardiology Service At Waitemata DHB
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 2:22 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
A new $8.5 million, state of the art cardiology service being developed at Waitemata DHB will see improved, leading edge care for cardiac patients in the district. More >>
Expansion Of Breastscreen Aotearoa Services In Rodney
Monday, 7 March 2011, 2:20 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Expansion Of Breastscreen Aotearoa Services In Rodney Breastscreening services in Rodney will be moving to fully digital technology from the middle of this year with the introduction of a new BreastScreen Waitemata Northland digital mobile unit. The ... More >>
Mobile Breast Screening Unit Heads To Albany
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 1:16 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
Mobile Breast Screening Unit Heads To Albany Women on the North Shore are encouraged to take advantage of BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s mobile breast screening unit when it heads to Albany this month. The mobile unit, which will be in the Westfield ... More >>
Health Campus Aims To Cure Health Worker Shortage
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 9:17 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Waitemata DHB is planning a Health Campus for education, research and innovation to support the training of health professionals in the district. More >>
Green Light for Waitemata DHB Renal Service, Unit
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 11:34 am | Waitemata District Health Board
A long-awaited comprehensive renal service and unit is to become a reality at North Shore Hospital following approval of a three-phase plan by the Waitemata DHB board. In phase one of the five-10 year programme, Waitemata renal inpatients currently ... More >>
Simple solution increases chances for women
Friday, 9 October 2009, 10:10 am | Waitemata District Health Board
Georgina (Georgie) McPherson is New Zealand’s only Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Health. One of her projects at Waitemata District Health Board has made big reductions in the number of newly referred Maori and Pasifika women who do not attend their ... More >>
Engage youth to reduce drug and alcohol problems
Friday, 17 July 2009, 9:12 am | Waitemata District Health Board
The statistics around young New Zealanders with alcohol and other drug problems make for sobering reading, say health workers. According to recent research, nearly 10 per cent of 16-24 year olds suffer from an alcohol or drug use disorder, 39 per cent ... More >>
Gown Gala Not Your Ordinary Fashion Show
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 1:08 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
There’s nothing unusual about a fashion event in which models take to the catwalk in a new range of gowns for women, right? More >>
New way to tackle depression for patients diabetes
Monday, 25 May 2009, 1:39 pm | Waitemata District Health Board
North Shore Hospital patients with diabetes and depression have the chance to participate in a University of Auckland study that’s taking a new approach to a proven treatment. The research, which started at the end of last year, is examining the merits of ‘problem ... More >>
