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Interference With Hospital Medication
Police Called to Investigate Interference With
Hospital Medication
The Canterbury District Health Board ( CDHB) has contacted Christchurch Police to investigate several incidents, where pain relief medication has been diluted or replaced with water on wards at Christchurch Hospital. At this stage, it is unclear how long this has been occurring.
Christchurch Hospital General Manager Mark Leggett said, “patient safety is our main concern and additional precautions have been put in place to monitor the use of pain relief medication and to ensure the correct strengths are administered to patients.”
CDHB is working closely with Christchurch Police to ensure the source of the problem is identified as quickly as possible and will not be commenting further at this stage.
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Canterbury DHB
CDHB
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based hospital and healthcare provider for the
Canterbury region of New Zealand. Our region extends from Kekerengu in the North, to Rangitata in the South and Arthurs Pass in the West and comprises the six Territorial Local Authorities of Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch City, Selwyn and Ashburton.
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government to improve, promote and protect the health, wellbeing and independence of our population.
At the Canterbury DHB, our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Canterbury.
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