VISITING HOSPITAL

All hospital visitors are recommended to wear a medical face mask. Expand this message for information about visiting hospital.

Last updated:
13 March 2023

Some visitor restrictions for all Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury hospitals and health facilities remain in place, but we have relaxed others.

There is still a heightened risk to vulnerable people in hospital and so we recommend all people wear a mask when visiting any of our facilities and follow other advice designed to keep patients, staff and  visitors safe.

To keep everybody safe:

  • Visitors or support people must not visit our facilities if they are unwell. Do not visit if you have recently tested positive for COVID-19 and haven’t completed your isolation period.
  • Patients may have more than one visitor, except in some situations such as multi-bed rooms where it can cause overcrowding.
  • Surgical/medical masks are recommended to be worn at all sites. Masks will be provided if you don’t have one.
  • For Specialist Mental Health Services everyone is strongly encouraged to wear a face mask in all inpatient areas and areas where consumers are receiving care (i.e. community appointments, home-visits, transporting people). Discretion may be applied in cases where masks impair your ability to communicate effectively.
  • Visitors must not eat or drink in multibed rooms because of the increased risk when multiple people remove their face mask in the same space.
  • Hand sanitiser is available and must be used.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as our staff work hard to protect and care for some of the most vulnerable in our community.

Visiting patients with COVID-19

  • People can visit patients who have COVID-19 but they must wear an N95 mask – this will be provided if you don’t have one.
  • Other methods of communication will be facilitated e.g. phone, Facetime, Zoom, WhatsApp etc where visits aren’t possible.

All of our Hospitals

Visiting hours for our hospitals have returned to pre COVID-19 hours with the exception of Christchurch Women’s Hospital.

All visitors are recommended to wear a medical face mask.

Parents/caregivers are able to be with their child in hospital and visitors are now allowed, except for the Children’s Haematology and Oncology Day stay where just one parent/caregiver is able to attend their appointment with their child. Exceptions by special arrangement only.

Patients and visitors should also read the additional more detailed visiting guidelines for each specific hospital.

More COVID-19 information

Document Library

Key plans and reports are listed at the top of the document library homepage, other recent documents are listed by date under these documents. Please note: Many publications in our document library are now historic district health board documents, rather than current information. You can find up-to-date national publications, including responses to OIA requests on the Te Whatu Ora national website

Use the Search menu (left) to apply a filter and list documents. Each document has a document type, a summary, and topics and tags associated with it. 

1314 documents.

Transmission of measles among siblings

Transmission of measles virus from one sibling to another sibling

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Measles outbreak 2019

About the Measles outbreak in Canterbury 2019.

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Ophthalmology clinics

How many patients on average were seen per Ophthalmologist, OPD clinic over past three months?

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Hip replacements in the last five years

Number of hip replacements done over the past five years and current forecasting of how many will be done this year?

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Number of girls with temporary blindness or chronic fatigue

Number of girls 11-12 who presented / admitted with temporary blindness or chronic fatigue last five years.

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Information about Caesarean sections

Current rates of Caesarean section in Canterbury 2018. Unplanned or emergency caesarean section 2018. Total number of registered live births in Canterbury 2018.

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Review of total birthing population against clinical indicators

Copy of review of total birthing population against clinical indicators.

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Reviews of Maternity and Neonatal Units

The most recent reviews of CDHB Maternity and NICU Units

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MKWT Board Miniti – 16 July 2019

Manawhenua Ki Waitaha (MKW) Board Meeting Minutes.

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Information about the restructure of Te Korowai Atawhai

The relevant documentation, submissions and assorted material relating to the proposed restructuring of Te Korowai Atawhai.

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Amount doctors were paid to cover strike action in 2019

How much senior doctors were paid to cover RMO strike action in 2019

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Correspondence to unions regarding translation and abatement payments

DHB's correspondence to unions in regards to translation and abatement payments.

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Use of restraints

Please provide data about the use of restraints in the Canterbury DHB for both Emergency and mental health services and identify the service associated with this data.

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Intellectual disability service

Letter of concern sent to Ministry of Health re Intellectual Disability Service. Correspondence with Ministry of Health.

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Full time employees of Pukenga Atawhai over the past ten years

In relation to consultation Te Korowai Atawhai and Pukenga Atawhai, we would like to have a full breakdown of all FTE for Pukenga Atawhai over the past 10 years and their placements within the CDHB and the current situation of FTEs and placements.

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Correspondence with David Whale and Albi Whale

Any correspondence between the CDHB and "David Micheal Whale", and also "Albi Whale", taking place between March 2018 and March 2019

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Intersex babies requiring surgery

Data on how many intersex children have had genital surgery within their first year of life between 2000 and 2018

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Canterbury DHB Board Meeting Agenda – 18 July 2019

The Canterbury DHB Board meet approximately every month. Board agenda papers are usually published two days before a board meeting.

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Women transferred to give birth

How many women have been transferred to another city to give birth in the past six months

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Assaults against nurses 2015-2018

Assaults each year against nursing staff only, broken down by year from 2015-2018

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Primary Health Providers contracts terminated

 Primary Health providers have had their back to back contract terminated

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Canterbury Health Laboratories submission on draft standard ASNZ 2243.3

Canterbury Health Laboratories submission in relation to Prions regarding the draft standard ASNZ 2243.3

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WellNow Magazine

Information about the distribution and publication of Canterbury WellNow Magazine.

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The number of children, adolescents and adults assessed for sexual-abuse

Number of children, adolescents, adults assessed for physical signs of being sexually abused in 2016-2018.

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Information about the Patient Information Care System (PICS)

Complaints received non-HDC and HDC for financial year 2017/18 and until end of April 2019.

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Complaints received for 2017/18 until April 2019.

Complaints received non-HDC and HDC for financial year 2017/18 and until end of April 2019.

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Psychologists employed by Canterbury DHB

How many psychologists are in paid employment within the various DHBs inpatient mental health services.

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Canterbury DHB presentation to WorkSafe

Reports and presentations given to WorkSafe since December 2018

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Surgical Mesh Procedures

Number of surgical mesh procedures undertaken using the Trans Obturator System

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Staff car parking building at Christchurch Hospital

Documented proposal to add two levels to the top of the staff car parking building at Christchurch Hospital

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Mental Health Inpatient deaths

Number of patients in your inpatient mental health units have died in the past year while being in the ward/unit?

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Remuneration of staff due to strike action

Remuneration of Resident Medical Officers, Senior Medical Officers and other employees carried out as a result of strike action 29/4/2019-4/5/2019

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Publicly funded fertility treatment

Number of people who received publicly funded fertility treatment broken down by residency status.

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Canterbury System Level Measures Improvement Plan 2019/20

The System Level Measures Improvement Plan demonstrates the Canterbury Health System's commitment to improving the health outcomes of our population and our quality of service delivery.

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People treated for a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Number of people diagnosed and treated - Thyroglossal Duct Cyst 2018 and 2019 Year to date.

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Cost of transporting specimens

Amount spent transporting specimens to and from Canterbury Health Laboratories CDHB.

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Daily cost for a patient in ICU

The Daily bed cost for a patient in ICU and CICU.

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Staff incidents at Hillmorton Hospital

All information related to staff incidents at Hillmorton Hospital over the last three financial years.

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Māori health providers

Maori health providers currently being funded, services provided and annual funding 2012/13-2017/18.

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CPH & DSAC Meeting – 4 July 2019

The Community & Public Health and Disability Support Advisory Committee (CPH&DSAC) meeting minutes and agenda.

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