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CEO Update – Monday 18 December 2017

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Monday 18 December 2017Waitaha Canterbury Pānui1 minute to read

In today's CEO Update and our final issue of the year, Chief Executive David Meates reflects on 2017. We share some of the 500-plus Shout Outs from the last two weeks; profile Choosing Wisely in Radiation Oncology; learn more about People and Capability initiatives; celebrate the success of the newborn hearing programme; share some of the Christmas tidings from different sites; introduce a new book on recovering from illness or traumatic spinal injuries; hear about The Green Team's environmental efforts; get a taste of the Christmas day menus; farewell retiring staff Lorraine Sutherland, Julia Fomison, Geoff Prosser and Jan Danrell; welcome a new doctor at Te Puna Wai ō Tuhinapo; reveal the new playground at the Child Development Service; and meet our 11-year-old temporary recruit.

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