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Over 530 people were tested in Hawke’s Bay over the weekend including surveillance testing of port workers. No-one has returned a positive test so far.
Medical Officer…
Over 500 people were tested for COVID-19 in Hawke’s Bay yesterday (Thursday 13 August) with no-one returning a positive test so far.
Hawke’s Bay DHB Medical Officer…
Hundreds of people were tested for COVID-19 in Hawke’s Bay yesterday with no-one returning a positive test so far.
Healthcare workers were kept busy with a steady…
If people have cold or flu symptoms you need to stay home and get yourself tested for COVID-19, says Health Hawke’s Bay Medical Director Louise Haywood.
Testing…
Under Alert Level 2, which again came into force at 12 noon today (12 August), Hawke’s Bay DHB has revised its visitor policy and implemented a…
When Lucy Laird signed up to train as a nurse after finishing school, it was more case of finding something to do than a driving desire…
Trauma nursing is Angela Russell’s life. She never thought it would be that way, in fact she thought teaching was her calling until she started taking…
Tamariki at Irongate School, Flaxmere are improving their health and wellbeing while learning in the community – thanks to the freedom of having two wheels under…
Hawke’s Bay people will now have access to 200 hip and knee joint replacement elective operations thanks to a new partnership agreement with Royston Hospital and…
Leigh White’s long and varied nursing career has been constantly fuelled for her passion to learn.
Leigh started her nursing journey at Napier Hospital and forged many…
The Emergency Department is home to Rowan Plater because it’s where he can make a difference to people right when they need it most.
Rowan joined City…
Considered a ‘rising star’ in our public health nursing workforce, 25-year-old Michaela Vanderspeck says she knew nursing would be her following.
“Nursing was always on the cards,…
Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s radiology and surgical service upgrades are poised to get underway within the next few months following Crown funding approval formally announced by Prime…
Barbara Walker has a Queen’s Service Order (QSO) and is a fellow of the New Zealand College of Nurses Aotearoa. She has spent 20-plus years as…
International Year of the Nurse & Midwife 2020 – meet another one of our magnificent nurses, Mati!
A member of the New Zealand Pacific Medical Association team…
A team of volunteers has cut tonnes of firewood to help keep Hawke’s Bay whānau warm this winter.
The group came together under Tihei Mauri Ora Emergency…
Three tents were stolen last night [June 22/23] from Napier’s COVID-19 Community-Based Assessment Centre.
The theft of the tents, used to protect COVID-testing staff from the weather,…
Margaret Jackson discovered she needed a sense of purpose that involved a one-on-one connection with people if she was to enjoy working, so she handed in…
If you had told Kelly Douglas at the commencement of her nursing career in 1980, that she would find a way in which to nurse within…
Access to your family doctor should be easier this winter thanks to the rapid rise of virtual consultations.
During the COVID-19 crisis, GPs have adapted to diagnosing…