2016 Nursing and Midwifery Awards
Latest news 13 May 2016 | Last night we celebrated excellence in two of our organisations’ core professions – nursing and midwifery.
Busy Middlemore provides hotline for GPs referring patients to ED
nzDoctor. co. nz 12 May 2016 | Capacity issues at Middlemore Hospital have led the DHB to request GPs call ahead if they are sending patients to the emergency department.
EDs frustrated by patients with minor injuries
Newshub. co. nz 10 May 2016 | Emergency departments around the country are under increasing strain, but up to 10 percent of ED visits may be unnecessary. Minor ailments including colds, ulcers and even paper cuts are distracting doctors and nurses from those who really need emergency care.
ROI for pregnancy and parenting education service
Latest news 10 May 2016 | We wish to advise that Counties Manukau DHB will be issuing a Registration of Interest (ROI) for Providers [1] to register their interest to deliver tailored targeted Pregnancy and Parenting Education services to pregnant women and their whaanau in Counties Manukau.
Regular tests advised as syphilis cases rise
Media Release 28 April 2016 | Auckland Regional Sexual Health Service is advising regular testing as infectious syphilis continues to rise in the Auckland region, particularly amongst men having sex with men.
Is starting a conversation about death and dying a kind thing to do? st
Latest news 15 April 2016 | Saturday (16 April) is Conversations that Count Day – a national initiative led by a co-operative of hundreds of people across New Zealand’s health system that is encouraging us to have a ‘Conversation that Counts’.
Middlemore Hospital asks GP help to battle capacity issues
Stuff. co. nz 14 April 2016 | Middlemore Hospital is so overrun with patients, it's established a hotline so GPs can call before referring people. Since the beginning of the year the hospital has been treating more than 2000 patients each week.
Counties Manukau Health funds skin cancer research
Stuff. co. nz 7 April 2016 | Research into wound infections after skin cancer surgery has received a shot in the arm from Counties Manukau Health. It has launched a $2 million fund to promote research at the district health board.
Your family want you home happy and safe at the end of the day
Latest news 31 March 2016 | ACC and WorkSafe New Zealand recently launched a series of television advertisements centred on health and safety in the work place.
South Auckland Youth Organisation launches Maaori Health Science Academy
Earlier this month, Taiohi Whai Oranga, a Manurewa Marae-based youth organisation, joined forces with Counties Manukau Health and The Tindall Foundation to launch a Maaori Health Science Academy – the first of its kind in South Auckland.