Supporting breastfeeding mums with new pod at Waikato Hospital
MIL OSI – Source: Waikato District Health Board – Release/Statement Headline: Supporting breastfeeding mums with new pod at Waikato Hospital Photo: Lactation consultant Margaret Fletcher checks out the pod with Katie Hansen and her baby Tom. Waikato Hospital opened its first breastfeeding “pod” today in its Meade Clinical Centre. Breastfeeding Week 2017 – Waikato poster The […]
Read More →For our whānau, for our community – building a system of care to reduce gout
MIL OSI – Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: For our whānau, for our community – building a system of care to reduce gout For our whānau, for our community – building a system of care to reduce gout 21 Aug 2017 | Primary Care Gout is an equity issue. The […]
Read More →Ensuring a safety net of care after a heart attack
MIL OSI – Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Ensuring a safety net of care after a heart attack Ensuring a safety net of care after a heart attack 21 Aug 2017 | Primary Care It takes a village to look after a patient following an acute coronary event and that’s […]
Read More →Tackling diabetes in the Hutt Valley
MIL OSI – Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Tackling diabetes in the Hutt Valley Tackling diabetes in the Hutt Valley 21 Aug 2017 | Primary Care Hutt Union and Community Health Service (HUCHS) currently has 570 patients with diabetes. Over half of these people have HbA1c over 64mmol/mol indicating poor […]
Read More →Dunedin – largest new hospital build in NZ history
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Dunedin – largest new hospital build in NZ history Dunedin will get a new $1 billion plus hospital, in what will be the largest build of its type in New Zealand’s history, Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says. Dr Coleman made the announcement with Prime Minister […]
Read More →Taumarunui celebrate over 1000 patients treated closer to home with Mobile Health
MIL OSI – Source: Waikato District Health Board – Release/Statement Headline: Taumarunui celebrate over 1000 patients treated closer to home with Mobile Health Mobile Health’s Surgical Bus and Taumarunui Hospital celebrated over 1000 patients being treated closer to residents’ homes today (18 August 2017). Waikato DHB rural hospitals’ manager Joanne Knight says: “Our community and […]
Read More →Thames chemotherapy nurses lead the way
MIL OSI – Source: Waikato District Health Board – Release/Statement Headline: Thames chemotherapy nurses lead the way From left to right: Thames chemotherapy nurses Fiona Sayer (nurse coordinator), Kathy McDowell, Sherin George and Deepa Sahadevan. Absent: Karen Atkins. The Thames Chemotherapy nurse team have all recently completed the Chemotherapy Certification through the online learning platform […]
Read More →“What is behind each door?”
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Plunket Society – Release/Statement Headline: “What is behind each door?” The first knock on a door opens a new story. Some families need support, some advice, some an encouraging voice, but all benefit from the community support Plunket provides. As part of our ongoing commitment to making sure the […]
Read More →A reassuring connection
MIL OSI – Source: Waikato District Health Board – Release/Statement Headline: A reassuring connection One of the hardest things about becoming unwell is the uncertainty, a feeling Bill Hussey knows all too well after he was diagnosed with a serious kidney disorder in November 2015. “I was unsure of my condition and unsure of myself […]
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MIL OSI – Source: Canterbury District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Chatham_health_wins Chatham Island residents are receiving greater levels of health care, which is resulting in fewer residents leaving the island to enter long term residential care, fewer hospital stays and a significant reduction in emergency life flights. The Canterbury District Health Board took […]
Read More →Virtual reality training and new teaching programme sees Waitemata doctor win award
MIL OSI – Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Virtual reality training and new teaching programme sees Waitemata doctor win award Virtual reality training and new teaching programme sees Waitemata doctor win award 18 Aug 2017 A forward-thinking approach to how our young doctors are trained is behind the latest Open […]
Read More →ADE trigger tool results show medication-related harm is common in hospitals
MIL OSI – Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: ADE trigger tool results show medication-related harm is common in hospitals ADE trigger tool results show medication-related harm is common in hospitals 15 Aug 2017 | Medication Safety A paper published in the New Zealand Medical Journal describes a study to identify the extent […]
Read More →Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 71 online now
MIL OSI – Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 71 online now Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 71 online now 15 Aug 2017 In this issue (attached below): Quality and safety improvement Increasing sustainability in co-design projects National patient experience survey: Results […]
Read More →$100m social investment mental health package
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: $100m social investment mental health package The Government has today announced details of the $100 million social investment fund for mental health, says Social Investment Minister Amy Adams and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. The $100 million fund will be invested in a package of 17 […]
Read More →Midwives are superstars in referring women to quit smoking
MIL OSI – Source: Waikato District Health Board – Release/Statement Headline: Midwives are superstars in referring women to quit smoking Photo: Waikato Hospital midwives Fiona Hermann and Dawn McHugh. Fiona Hermann, Dawn McHugh (Waikato Hospital) and Christine McMillan (Tokoroa) are midwives who refer more pregnant women to quit smoking services than anyone else in the […]
Read More →A Review of the National Orthopaedic Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Quality Improvement Collaborative
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health – Release/Statement Headline: A Review of the National Orthopaedic Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Quality Improvement Collaborative The National Orthopaedic Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Quality Improvement Collaborative took place between November 2013 and March 2015. The 18 participating district health boards (DHBs) implemented ERAS principles […]
Read More →Northland nurse recognised for consumer focus
MIL OSI – Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Northland nurse recognised for consumer focus A forward-thinking approach to how our young doctors are trained is behind the latest Open for leadership award. Health Quality & Safety Commission chief executive Dr Janice Wilson presented the award to Northland DHB registered nurse […]
Read More →Surgical patients back on their feet faster
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Surgical patients back on their feet faster Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says a programme designed to improve recovery after hip and knee surgery is helping patients get home faster. “Each year over 11,000 hip and knee operations are carried out in our hospitals, 30 per […]
Read More →Public health managing seasonal increase of meningococcal disease > ARPHS
MIL OSI – Source: Auckland Regional Public Health Service – Release/Statement Headline: Public health managing seasonal increase of meningococcal disease > ARPHS Public health typically observes a seasonal increase of meningococcal disease from June to September each year and is currently managing new cases. “Meningococcal disease is a serious and sometimes fatal disease. It is […]
Read More →New hospital ward, new charge nurse manager Sarah-Mae Glover
MIL OSI – Source: Waikato District Health Board – Release/Statement Headline: New hospital ward, new charge nurse manager Sarah-Mae Glover Behind the opening of any new physical space for patient care are the staff that will make the care happen, so here we introduce one of the leaders of the new hospital ward Sarah-Mae Glover. […]
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