Middlemore Hospital experiencing long wait times for minor illness and injuries due to winter spike
Media release 26 June 2017 | Middlemore Hospital experiencing long wait times for minor illness and injuries due to winter spike Middlemore Hospital is experiencing a significant spike in the number of people coming to its Emergency Department as it sees the impact of winter hitting early.
Middlemore Memories
Latest news 12 May 2017 | As we celebrate Middlemore’s 70 th Birthday, who better to take us down memory lane than Esme Green (nee Montgomery) the first trainee nurse to work at Middlemore Hospital. I lived and grew up in Mangere Road, Otahuhu, just along from the hospital.
Emergency Department Pressure and Signage
Media release 28 April 2017 | A sign at the front of Middlemore Hospital’s Emergency Department had been placed there by a staff member without senior authorisation and had been left there since a period of particularly high demand.
Delivering more for the people of Counties Manukau
Media release 9 March 2017 | Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says under this Government the people of Counties Manukau are getting more of the health services they need. “We’re focused on delivering results, ensuring New Zealanders can access more services.
ARDS Pukekohe Report Summary Released
Media release 3 March 2017 |For full information and to read the report, please click here
New Zealand’s first stop smoking campaign using Snap Chat
Media release 23 February 2016 | Snapped Out is an interactive stop smoking campaign that asks people to stop, think and create artwork about the impact of smoking in their community.
Measles alert for Auckland after person ignores quarantine instructions
Media Release 16 February 2016 | Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) has confirmed a measles alert for Skycity Casino and Sugar Tree Apartments after an individual ignored medical instructions to go into quarantine.
Potential impact of further resident doctors strike on patients
Latest news 15 January 2017 | New Zealand Resident Doctors Association members are undertaking industrial action at Counties Manukau Health and other DHBs throughout the country from 7am Tuesday 17 January 2017 until 8am Friday 20 January 2017.
Paataka Place opens its doors
Latest news 9 February 2017 | On Tuesday 7 February, Paataka Place opened its doors to the thousands of staff, visitors and patients who come through Middlemore Hospital every day.
Is our general practice model of care fit for purpose?
Stories of Change 2 December 2016 | I recently returned from sabbatical overseas and one comment made to me by a GP in England sticks in my mind. He said, “You know what, it’s too easy to be a bad GP here now”.