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Last year we ran a series of profiles celebrating our nurses and midwives in recognition of the International year of the Nurse & Midwife. We've still got some…
EIT students taking part in orientation activities this week will also be offered on-the-spot Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) immunisations to help with the nation’s catch-up…
Hawke’s Bay DHB is working with the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand after receiving notice from the College that it has…
Under Alert Level 2, which again came into force at 11.59pm (14 February), Hawke’s Bay DHB has revised its visitor policy. This applies to all of…
Planned surgery and outpatient appointments will go ahead in Hawke’s Bay District Health Board facilities as planned during Alert Level 2, but a no visitor policy…
A new fluoroscopy machine at Hawke’s Bay Hospital, which offers a reduced radiation dose and clearer images than the previous fluoroscopy machine, will be fully operational…
Wairoa’s new local alcohol policy (LAP) introduced in December 2020 to reduce alcohol-related harm has been welcomed by community leaders and children and health advocates as…
Health officials say they want to see more people using the NZ COVID Tracer app with the Bluetooth function enabled and less people in the emergency…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is gearing up to start stage one of construction for its surgical services expansion early next month.
The upgrade, which is being…
Hawke’s Bay health officials are asking locals to Choose Well for health care this Christmas/New Year holiday period, plan ahead to ensure regular medications are not…
Mention Chris McKenna and most of Hawke’s Bay’s nursing workforce will be able to put a face to the name.
A nursing and midwifery stalwart, Chris turned…
Hawke’s Bay DHB’s health protection team is at the scene of a fire onboard a ship at Napier Port.
The ships crew have been taken off the…
No one could ever say Mental Health Nurse Director Peta Rowden wasn’t a driven individual. Her achievements from such a young age stem from her ambition to never…
Christian Rush recalls the surreal feeling of flying a Boeing 737-800 with almost no passengers on board before COVID-19 saw his 25-year career in aviation take…
Nan lives with her grandson in a two-bedroom private rental. It is poorly ventilated, the curtains are thin and the bathroom is mouldy. Very little sunlight…
Sheryll Petrie remembers joining her parents on missionary visits in Papua New Guinea as a young child – a memory she is fond of and one…
Construction of a $20.8 million upgrade to Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s theatre is on track to start in early 2021.
The upgrade will boost the number of operating…
Surgical Nurse Director Kerri Cooley exudes warmth, intelligence, energy and passion – a combination that has served her well during her 40-odd years of nursing.
Drawn to…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is warning people not to harvest shellfish from Hawke Bay until 7 December, following Napier’s flood event.
Medical Officer of Health Dr…