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31/12/03 |
The two men who were taken to Christchurch hospital earlier
this afternoon following an avalanche at Mt Cook, have now been
seen by a team of medical specialists.
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31/12/03 |
Two men are in Christchurch hospital following an avalanche
at Mt Cook. The Clinical Charge
Nurse at the hospital’s Emergency Department, Paul O’Donovan
said a 42 year old man is in a very serious condition with head
injuries. The other man is aged 35 and has moderate injuries.
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23/12/03 |
The Chief Executive of the Canterbury District Health Board,
Mrs Jean O’Callaghan said today that the death of newborn Hana
Yanagawa at Christchurch Women’s hospital last year had been a
rare and tragic event for all concerned.
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22/12/03 |
The neurology and neurosurgery ward at Christchurch hospital
will be closed for a week from today (Monday) while infection
control measures are in place following a further MRSA case
being identified.
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17/12/03 |
The planned $2million upgrade of the paediatric department at
Christchurch hospital begins this week. The upgrade will see
substantial improvements to existing facilities, according to
Child Health Nursing Director Anne Feld.
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11/12/03 |
Canterbury District Health Board’s Canterbury Health
Laboratories is the successful tenderer for the provision of
laboratory services at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
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08/12/03 |
The Christchurch based Odyssey House Trust has been selected
to provide the new South Island Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment
Service for youth.
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21/11/03 |
Sex in the park, a free youth event to highlight World Aids
Day, will be held again in Christchurch this month on Sunday
30th November in Bromley Park.
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05/11/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board will be funded by the
Ministry of Health to act as the lead DHB in the coordination of
a new Kaupapa Maori Adult Alcohol and Other Drug Services for
the South Island.
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16/10/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board has sold 66 hectares of
surplus land at Templeton to Ngai Tahu for a sum in excess of
$1.9 million. The proceeds of the sale are to be used for the
improvement or development of public health facilities in
Canterbury.
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30/09/03 |
Canterbury’s second primary health organisation (PHO) will be
formally launched tomorrow (1 October). The rural Canterbury PHO
will cover Ashburton, Rangiora, Rakaia, Methven and Oxford. The
PHO, the third in the South Island, will serve an estimated
50,000 enrolled patients and will include 31 general
practitioners and 39 practice nurses.
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25/09/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board received 94 submissions
in response to the public consultation process in relation to
the proposed sale of the former Queen Mary Hospital land at
Hanmer Springs.
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23/09/03 |
Canterbury District Health Board's entries in the Quality
Health NZ Quality Improvement Awards have scooped the top prizes
of this national award, winning both the first and second prizes
and also a highly commended award.
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23/09/03 |
A recent media article has highlighted the issues the
Canterbury District Health Board is dealing with in regard to
ensuring that we comply with fire safety regulations
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18/09/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is extremely
pleased to have reached agreement with around 2500 Canterbury
nurses in relation to their terms and conditions of employment.
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12/09/03 |
Today, the Minister of Senior Citizens and Assoc Minister of
Health, Hon Ruth Dyson officially launched a multi-centred
clinical trial based in Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton
that will evaluate health services to older people.
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28/08/03 |
The Chief Executive of the Canterbury District Health Board,
Jean O'Callaghan today expressed disappointment at the lack of
progress made to date following a round of negotiations and
subsequent mediation talks between the Board and the New Zealand
Nurses Organisation.
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28/08/03 |
The Department of Ophthalmology at Christchurch Hospital has
been named Supreme Award winner in the inaugural Quality &
Innovation awards, sponsored by Canterbury District Health
Board's Quality & Patient Safety Council.
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22/08/03 |
Christchurch hospital surgeons with support from medical
physics, nuclear medicine and pathology staff, have joined a
project to explore the benefits of a new surgical technique
related to breast cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy.
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19/08/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board has selected Pathways, a
registered charitable trust, as a new provider of mental health
services in Christchurch. The long established New Zealand
provider was selected from seven tender applications.
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13/08/03 |
"To help you stay well - take the right medication, the right
amount and at the right time." is the message the Elder Care
Canterbury Project's Medication Group is sending to older
people.
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28/07/03 |
Collective Agreement talks between the Canterbury District
Health Board (CDHB) and the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO)
resumed today with the parties discussing their respective
positions.
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22/07/03 |
From Monday 28 July, members of the public who go into the
Emergency Department at Christchurch hospital with a cough, will
be asked to put on a face mask (covering nose and mouth) before
seeing a nurse.
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22/07/03 |
On Friday the 25th of July at 2pm, the Christchurch Hospital
Nurses Chapel will be celebrating its 75th birthday.
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21/07/03 |
The manager of the Canterbury District Health Board's Mental
Health Services, Vince Barry has rejected a statement by the
National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) that the CDHB is
closing residential rehabilitation services for mentally ill
people.
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03/07/03 |
The Chief Executive of the Canterbury District Health Board
Jean O'Callaghan today announced the appointment of Jock Muir as
the Board's new Hospital and Specialist Services General
Manager. Mr Muir will take up his appointment later this month.
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02/07/03 |
Daniel Kim, the young Korean student who survived the car
crash at Hurunui last weekend, remains seriously ill in
intensive care at Christchurch hospital.
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01/07/03 |
A young Asian student is in a serious but stable condition in
Christchurch hospital following an accident at Hurunui on
Saturday.
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30/06/03 |
Canterbury's First Primary Health Organisation is launched
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27/06/03 |
The Chief Executive of the Canterbury District Health Board
Jean O'Callaghan today announced the appointment of Murray
Dickson as the Board's new organisational support and
development manager. Mr Dickson will take up his appointment
next month.
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20/06/03 |
Following a successful mediation on Friday the 20th June 2003
between the Canterbury District Health Board and NUPE, NUPE will
make a submission to the Canterbury District Health Board in
relation to the reprovisioning of Residential Rehabilitation
Services.
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11/06/03 |
The condition of Mr Timothy Lindley, one of two aircrash
survivors, continues to improve. His doctor Andrew Vincent said
that Mr Lindley is progressing well.
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10/06/03 |
The two survivors of Friday's plane crash continue to make
steady progress.
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09/06/03 |
The condition of the two patients in Christchurch hospital
who survived the aircraft crash on Friday night, continues to
improve.
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08/06/03 |
The two survivors of Friday night's aircraft crash continue
to make progress.
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07/06/03 |
The two survivors of the aircraft crash who were brought to
Christchurch hospital last night are now in stable conditions.
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05/06/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board today started advising
up to 40 mental health patients who are currently in residential
rehabilitation accommodation provided by the Health Board, that
the CDHB is going to contract out its mental health residential
accommodation.
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30/05/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board wishes to clarify the
situation with respect to waiting lists for elective surgery.
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29/05/03 |
The Elective Services Referral Centre at Christchurch
Hospital has provided statistics on conditions for the people
currently on waiting lists who have been referred back to their
GPs with no certainty of an operation or an outpatient
assessment.
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28/05/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board has today sent letters
to all people currently on the Board's elective surgical waiting
lists and also to people waiting for their first outpatient
appointment.
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28/04/03 |
rbury hospitals and community GPs are well prepared for their
first case of SARS according to the Canterbury District Health
Committee's pandemic committee.
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02/04/03 |
The CDHB has had a number of requests from the general public
for masks. While there is enough stock for the hospitals'
internal use, the DHB does not sell such medical supplies
directly to the general public.
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01/04/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board were the winners of the
largest corporate team entry in Sunday's City to Surf Event with
around 530 entrants.
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18/03/03 |
The Canterbury health sector has responded quickly to the
World Health Organisation's request for urgency in relation to
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that is currently
causing international concern.
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17/03/03 |
Substantial inroads have been made into heart surgery waiting
lists in Christchurch, according to cardiac surgeon Mr Harsh
Singh.
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16/03/03 |
Canterbury's health providers are gearing up for the
"influenza season," concerned that complacency could see another
influx of hospital admissions with complications from the virus.
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10/03/03 |
Canterbury District Health Board will be working with other
emergency services in Christchurch and surrounding areas, to
ensure that all precautions are in place in the event of a local
terrorism attack.
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19/02/03 |
Canterbury District Health Board and the Rainbow Children's
Trust are pleased to announce an agreed plan on a way forward
for new and improved children's health services at Christchurch
public hospital and in the community.
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12/02/03 |
There has been no change to Oncology waiting times in
Canterbury.
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17/01/03 |
Forty nurses who took part in a combined Canterbury and West
Coast pilot programme for nurses in their first year of clinical
practice will graduate on Tuesday January 21.
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13/01/03 |
The following statistics and commentary are for the month of
December 2002.
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08/01/03 |
The Canterbury District Health Board and the Canterbury
Arthritis Society will be working together this year on a new
initiative to provide some relief for people on the waiting list
for joint replacement surgery. |
