Canterbury DHB CEO Update - Monday 6 November 2017
Monday, 6 November 2017, 4:53 pm Press Release: Canterbury DHB
Canterbury DHB CEO Update - Monday 6 November 2017
In
today's CEO Update, Chief Executive David Meates focuses on
mental health. We profile Patient Safety Week; celebrate a
new issue of Well Now, Quality Accounts edition;
share praise for Dean Rangihuna's mental health
presentation; examine the cutting-edge research work of
geriatrician Hamish Jamieson; and learn how new gardens at
Hillmorton Hospital are benefitting patients.
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.