Latest Hospitals Headlines
South Waikato Hauora Day Sets New Benchmark For Community Wellbeing
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:33:59 +1300 | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
An event taking health and wellbeing in the community to the next level is how a South Waikato Hauora day is being described by Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Waikato. Chief Medical Officer – Primary Care, Dr Julia Carr said the South Waikato ...More >>
Road Ambulance Service Cuts Highlight Vulnerability Of Ownership Model
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:08:18 +1300 | Ian Powell
The vulnerability of Aotearoa New Zealand’s road ambulance service was highlighted by the announcement last month than the largest ambulance (Hato Hone St John) was looking to pull ambulances off the road because of rising fiscal deficits. It raised ...More >>
GPs Working For Free To Complete Crucial Patient Follow-up - Study Shows
Thu, 7 Mar 2024 16:53:24 +1300 | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The well-documented workforce shortages have meant that specialist GPs and rural hospital doctors are having to take on more work and work longer hours. To understand how widespread this issue is, and how it is truly impacting our membership of over ...More >>
Nursing Class Of ’64 Revisits Waikato Hospital
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 15:41:47 +1300 | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
A group from the nursing class of 1964 recently gathered at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton to celebrate their 60th reunion. They were greeted by Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Sue Hayward and toured the hospital to see how things had changed. ...More >>
Transforming The Waiting Experience At Day Of Surgery Admission
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 15:17:19 +1300 | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Coming to hospital for surgery can be a daunting experience for any parent and their child. Waikato Hospital’s Day of Surgery Admission (DOSA) team have been working hard to make the experience more pleasant and relaxing for children. Thanks to the ...More >>
Child Palliative Care: A Sad But Avoidable Plight
Mon, 4 Mar 2024 17:54:15 +1300 | Ian Powell
On 21 February the NZ Herald published a compelling article by its Wellington-based journalist Vita Molyneux on the state of child palliative care in Aotearoa New Zealand: Health system failing terminally ill children . The ...More >>
Ongoing Security Plan Will Help Keep Hospital EDs Safe
Fri, 1 Mar 2024 16:02:08 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says a continuation of increased security measures at eight key hospitals around New Zealand reflects the Government’s ongoing commitment to the safety of healthcare staff, and patients. “I’m very pleased Health NZ ...More >>
Access Barriers To PET-CT Scans Removed
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:33:24 +1300 | New Zealand Government
New Zealanders now have the same access to PET-CT scans no matter where they live, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says. Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora has approved funding an updated National set of criteria that will allow for about 1,000 more ...More >>
Starship Launches Culturally Responsive Team, Ringa Atawhai, To Help Transform Healthcare Experiences
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:34:22 +1300 | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Starship launches culturally responsive team, Ringa Atawhai, to help transform healthcare experiences of mokopuna and whānau In a first for Starship, the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) will be home to a dedicated culturally responsive multi-disciplinary ...More >>
Missing The Health Target
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:17:32 +1300 | Ian Powell
Wilhelm Tell (more commonly known as William Tell in the English speaking world) was a 14th century folk hero in Switzerland then ruled by the Austrian Hapsburgs. Tell is widely considered to be the symbolic father of the Swiss Confederacy. Among ...More >>
Wellington Hospitals Foundation Appoints New Chief Executive
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:17:33 +1300 | Wellington Hospitals Foundation
Bill Day, Executive Chair of Wellington Hospitals Foundation, today announced the appointment of Guy Ryan as the Foundation's new Chief Executive. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2402/209f370084036d13871c.jpeg" width="540" height="720"> “My trustees and I are delighted ...More >>
South Seas Healthcare Partner As A Site With Aotearoa Clinical Trials.
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:59 +1300 | South Seas Healthcare Trust - SSHT
Aotearoa Clinical Trials (ACTT) is pleased to announce a partnership between Aotearoa Clinical Trials and South Seas Healthcare (SSH) for a new clinical trial site to increase access to novel therapies to SSH patients. Aotearoa Clinical Trials (ACTT), ...More >>
Shortcomings In Hospital-level Care By Aged Care Provider
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:48:56 +1300 | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper has released a report today finding Calvary Hospital Southland Limited (Calvary) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for hospital-level care provided to a resident. The female resident ...More >>
New Appointees To Hospice EBOP Welcomed
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:03:20 +1300 | Hospice Eastern Bay of Plenty
Waiata has filled the offices of Rau Ora, Hospice Eastern Bay of Plenty (Hospice EBOP) in Whakatāne, as the team welcomes its newest appointments. Chief Executive Bryce Sheedy, Clinical Advisor Dr Sean Cardinal, and Trustee Matt McKevitt met several ...More >>
Researchers Shed Light On Vaccine Decisions
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:50:12 +1300 | University of Auckland
Research on vaccine hesitancy find the number one fact people want to know is risk of serious adverse effects. Research into vaccine hesitancy finds people’s biggest concern is severe adverse effects, followed by how effective a vaccine is and how ...More >>
Leak Investigation Concluded
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:40:31 +1300 | Ministry of Health
Following the leak of confidential Ministry information to an external third party last month, the Ministry of Health began an investigation to determine how this occurred. We can now confirm that the individual responsible has been identified and no longer ...More >>
Aotearoa Clinical Trials Becomes 1st Site In NZ To Achieve GCSA Certification & Silver Workforce Quality Accreditation
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:59:30 +1300 | Aotearoa Clinical Trials
Certifications demonstrate Aotearoa Clinical Trials is working to the highest global best-practice standards, ratified by the industry Auckland, New Zealand and Maidenhead, United Kingdom, 20 February 2024 – Aotearoa Clinical Trials (ACTT) has undergone ...More >>
Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital Theatre Upgrades Will Enable More Local Patient Capacity
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:02:28 +1300 | Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital
More surgeries can now happen at Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital following the refurbishment of two of its operating theatres. The refurbishment is the first of a staged investment into a five-year plan to upgrade the hospital facilities with ...More >>
Hospital Infrastructure Deficit Shows A Different Path Is Needed
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:38:29 +1300 | New Zealand Infrastructure Commission
We must change how we plan, build and maintain our public hospitals if we are to address their ageing infrastructure and meet changing population needs. This finding results from a new report commissioned by the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, ...More >>
New Appointees To Hospice EBOP Welcomed
Fri, 2 Feb 2024 11:26:13 +1300 | Hospice Eastern Bay of Plenty
Waiata has filled the offices of Rau Ora, Hospice Eastern Bay of Plenty (Hospice EBOP) in Whakatāne, as the team welcomes its newest appointments. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2402/6c634835b9ddeba15a8a.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Back (L-R): Sean Cardinal, Bryce ...More >>