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11/05/12 |
Pharmacies play greater role to help
people quit smoking
Quitting smoking has just got
easier for Cantabrians, thanks to community pharmacies helping
people break the habit.
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10/05/12 |
Akaroa Health Centre opens
The new home for the Akaroa Health Centre was
officially opened today by Canterbury District Health Board chief
executive David Meates.
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03/05/12 |
Hunters reminded of toxic
algae in Lake Ellesmere and Lake Rotorua
Hunters are being reminded to avoid contact with
two Canterbury lakes this duck shooting season because of toxic
algae.
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26/04/12 |
Christchurch father helps sick kids to
smile again
Christchurch father Kelly Dugan has founded Smile Dial, a project
to put smiles on sick kid’s dials at Christchurch Hospital.
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26/04/12 |
Mid Canterbury community to benefit from
Tuarangi redevelopment
Ashburton people requiring high quality dementia care will find
it along with style and comfort at the new and improved Tuarangi
rest home and hospital.
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24/04/12 |
Construction milestone for
new temporary outpatients
An important milestone in the development of
Christchurch’s new temporary outpatients department has been
reached, with the completion of the building’s roof.
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23/04/12 |
Good turnout for health hub meetings
The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is pleased with the
response and number of people who have attended the community
meetings about the North Canterbury health hub.
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20/04/12 |
Construction milestone for
new temporary outpatients
An important milestone in the development of
Christchurch’s new temporary outpatients department was reached
today, with the completion of the building’s roof.
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19/04/12 |
Free
whooping cough
vaccine extended to pregnant women
The Canterbury District Health
Board has agreed to fund
whooping cough (pertussis) immunisation for pregnant women and
mothers of newborn infants.
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17/04/12 |
Resilience and
collaboration key theme at conference
Resilience and collaboration will be a key theme
at a national health conference held in Christchurch later this
month.
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13/04/12 |
Pilot project identifies
500 people for assistance
The Canterbury
District Health Board (CDHB) is partnering with local health and
government agencies to help improve the living conditions for
people repeatedly admitted to hospital because of a cold-related
illness.
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12/04/12 |
April
Falls Awareness Campaign
The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) has
launched an awareness campaign this month to help prevent falls
in hospital and within the community.
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05/04/12 |
Easter gardeners reminded of the dangers of
potting-mix/compostCantabrians are being reminded of the
dangers of potting mix and compost when gardening this Easter
weekend.
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05/04/12 |
Health hub public meetings start next weekPublic
meetings will start next week to discuss the planned health hub
for North Canterbury.
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05/04/12 |
Canterbury project to
reduce central line infections leads the country
Canterbury clinicians at Christchurch Hospital’s Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) lead the country in reducing hospital-acquired blood
infections.
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03/04/12 |
Shine the Light on Allied
Health Technical and Scientific Professions
Using an iPod to improve patient care is among
the innovative ideas being presented at an exciting health
conference to be held in Christchurch this month.
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30/03/12 |
Health
hub consultation to start
The North Canterbury community has the opportunity over the next
month to assist the Canterbury District Health Board with
developing a new health hub in the area.
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28/03/12 |
New Sponsor Sought For Play Packs For Child Patients
The Canterbury District Health Board Child Health Division is
seeking a new sponsor for Play with a Purpose packs.
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23/03/12 |
Oral Health Centre receives special gift from Japan
The Canterbury District Health Board’s Oral
Health Centre was honoured with a precious gift of one thousand
cranes skilfully made by elderly earthquake victims in Sendai,
Japan.
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23/03/12 |
Canterbury leading health
innovation
A New Zealand software development company credits Canterbury
and the South Island as leaders in health innovation.
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23/03/12 |
Health warning removed for algal bloom on two Canterbury
riversThe level of toxic blue-green algae in many
Canterbury rivers is decreasing and health warnings are being
lifted in some areas.
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19/03/12 |
Opening of new PC3 Lab in CanterburyNew Zealand’s
first hospital PC3 laboratory was officially opened in
Christchurch today by the Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew.
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09/03/12 |
Canterbury laboratory service standards
seamless through transition period
Canterbury clinicians remain confident in the continuity of
service through the transition to a two-lab system.
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02/03/12 |
Diabetes Centre & Home Dialysis Training Building - future
uncertainThe future of another Canterbury District Health
Board building is uncertain after engineers highlighted a wide
range of strengthening and repairs required at the Diabetes &
Home Dialysis Training Centre.
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02/03/12 |
Health hub for North CanterburyPlans for a health hub
in North Canterbury are underway, following discussions by the
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) with key stakeholders.
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01/03/12 |
Health warning removed for algal
bloom on three Canterbury Rivers
The Community and Public Health division of the Canterbury
District Health Board has lifted its algal bloom health warning
issued for the Waimakariri River at Reids reserve, the Waipara
River at Stringers Bridge and Teviotdale, and Ashburton River at
State Highway 1.
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29/02/12 |
100 Community and Public Health staff return
to central city
Community and Public
Health, a division of the Canterbury District Health Board,
moved into refitted offices in Christchurch’s Central Business
District today – more than a year after losing their former
Chester Street premises to the February 22 earthquake.
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29/02/12 |
The super heroes of the
Canterbury Regional Cancer and Blood Service
Staff at the Canterbury Regional
Cancer and Blood Service are the unsung super heroes when it
comes to the fight against cancer and will be looking the part
more than ever this Friday, March 2, 2012.
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29/02/12 |
Canterbury Health System achieving health
targets but faces ongoing challenges
The Canterbury Health System has regained
pre-quake levels in some of its health targets and achieved or
even surpassed others but still faces ongoing quake related
challenges.
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23/02/12 |
Flowers Flow around Canterbury
Every flower that floated down the
Avon and Heathcote Rivers yesterday represented someone’s
personal reflections on the last year and their hopes for the
future, says Evan Smith of the Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON).
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23/02/12 |
B4 School Check ambassadors to visit Christchurch
B4 School Check ambassadors
the WotWots
will be a star attraction at the Kidzone 24 roadshow in
Christchurch this Saturday (February 25, 2012).
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23/02/12 |
Electronic sharing of patient records will help reduce clinical
errors
Canterbury clinicians are confident a new system for sharing
electronic patient records will help reduce clinical errors by
ensuring complete and accurate information is available at the
point of care.
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21/02/12 |
Fifteen River of Flowers
Sites ConfirmedCommunities around Christchurch have embraced
the River of Flowers commemorative project, says Healthy
Christchurch Chairperson Evon Currie.
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20/02/12 |
Zero Harm From Falls – The
Goal For Canterbury District Health Board
Today (February 20, 2012) the Health Quality
and Safety Commission released its report: Making our
hospitals safer, which summarises the Serious and Sentinel
Events reported by all 20 District Health Boards from July 1,
2010 to June 30, 2011.
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17/02/12 |
Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Waiau River (main Waiau
Bridge)The Community and Public Health division of the
Canterbury District Health Board have issued a health warning
after potentially toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) were found
in the Waiau River 50 metres upstream of the main Waiau Bridge.
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15/02/12 |
Electronic health
information-sharing benefits Canterbury patients
“Accurate, complete and timely clinical information is
critical in making the best decisions for a patient, but before
February 22, 2011 an ability to access information
electronically from other healthcare professionals seemed a
distant aspiration for Canterbury clinicians,” explains Dr
Nigel Millar, chief medical officer at Canterbury District
Health Board.
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15/02/12 |
Some
Child Health Services at
Christchurch Hospital
temporarily move to
accommodate earthquake
repairs Some
Children’s Services at
Christchurch Hospital have
been temporarily relocated
to other parts of the
hospital to allow for
scheduled earthquake repair
work this month.
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