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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.

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