Choose Well This Holiday Period
Hawke’s Bay people and visitors are encouraged to Choose Well for health care this Christmas/New Year holiday period.
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No queues for elderly for DHB funded aged residential care beds in Hawke’s Bay
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board says people needing to be in an aged residential care facility usually wait only a matter of days for a bed, if they need that level of care.
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Hawke's Bay DHB preparing for strike
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to strike, significantly impacting services at Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa hospitals and Napier and Central Hawke’s Bay’s medical centres.
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Put your health first before holidays
Hawke’s Bay people are being encouraged to visit their doctor or health professional prior to the public holiday period to update medical prescriptions or get a check-up if they’re experiencing the onset of illness.
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Choose Well this Long Weekend
Health officials are encouraging people to Choose Well when needing health care this long weekend and ensure medications are up-to-date in advance of the holiday period.
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I'm hapū/pregnant - what now?
The top 5 for my baby to thrive. First 10 weeks of pregnancy and beyond. Find a midwife
The first thing that you have to make sure of is to Find a Midwife. -
Three cases of Paratyphoid confirmed
22 September, 2017
Three cases of Paratyphoid confirmed
Hawke's Bay District Health Board is investigating three Paratyphoid cases reported over the last week. Paratyphoid is a similar illness to typhoid fever and can cause serious illness. All three people have needed hospital care. -
New loss of earnings compensation for live organ donors takes effect
Ministry of Health media release 4 December 2017
People who donate a kidney or part of their liver can now do so knowing they can be fully compensated for lost earnings as a result of their donation surgery. -
Hawke’s Bay retailers caught selling cigarettes to minors
Four retailers have been caught selling cigarettes to children under 18 years of age following a controlled purchase operation carried out recently in Hastings and Napier.
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Urology - your urinary system
The Urology service at Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital focuses on surgery required for, and some medical diseases of adult and infant, male and female, urinary tract systems. We also treat some aspects of the male reproductive organs, but do not usually perform vasectomy.