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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Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s update on incomplete sterilisation incident
The district health board is pleased to advise it has made contact with all, but one, of the people at risk from equipment that had not been completely sterilised and was used in Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s operating theatres and sent to outpatient clinics.
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Gastro costs rise
Gastro costs to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board were approaching $766,000 as at December 2016.
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Waipatiki Lagoon Swimming warning
People are being warned not to swim in Waipatiki Lagoon due to contamination. The levels exceed the maximum values recommended in New Zealand’s Recreational Water Guidelines and indicate that, at the time of sampling, there were excessive amounts of faecal matter, either animal or human in the water.
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Porangahau Lagoon (Central Hawke’s Bay) Shellfish Warning
Increased levels of e. coli in the Porangahau Lagoon this week has prompted a reminder from health officials to warn people of the risks associated with gathering cockles from the area.
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Swimming warning to remain in place at Wairoa River - 31 January 2018
Swimming warnings remain in place at Wairoa River where an investigation is ongoing by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Hawke’s Bay District Health Board into recent high levels of E. coli contamination.
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Urgent health care delivered to your door
With a Bachelor of Health Science under her belt Paramedic Lindsey Hope is the perfect recruit to the after-hours urgent medical care team for people who live in Napier, Hastings and Havelock North.
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Learning from Adverse Events report
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is committed to patient safety and the delivery of high quality patient care.
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Hawke’s Bay District Health Board prepared for third junior doctors and midwives strike
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is prepared for the third junior doctor strike, which will also coincide with a 12 hour midwifery strike, next week at Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa Hospitals.
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Boil water notice Esk water supply
Hastings District Council has issued a Boil Water notice to residents who take their water from the Hastings District Council Esk water supply, Esk Ridge and Kanuka Cliffs, after tests today showed E. coli in the supply.