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 can also read the additional COVID-19 related visiting guidelines .

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. 

1315 documents.

CPH & DSAC Meeting – 5 March 2020

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

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Disability Steering Group (DSG) Meeting Minutes – 28 February 2020

The main points discussed at Disability Steering Group (DSG) meetings recorded as key messages in meeting minutes.

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Canterbury DHB Board Meeting Agenda – 25 February 2020

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

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MKWCT In Komiti Miniti – 18 February 2020

Manawhenua Ki Waitaha (MKW) Board Meeting Minutes.

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Atrial fibrillation / heart condition tests and costs

The number of total tests and total cost of Holter monitoring type services for atrial fibrillation and other heart conditions for the latest year available?

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Bariatric surgery

What are prerequisites for bariatric surgery? Number of surgeries 2015-2019? Eligibility for surgery? Wait list? Special requirements for those in prison to meet eligibility? Is there special funding for Maori?

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Hillmorton Hospital new facilities concept

Concept design drawings of any kind showing Hillmorton new facilities. Reports/documents produced as part of the preliminary design process. Correspondence from Clinical Leaders Group to DHB management regarding the new facilities.

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Canterbury DHB Out-Patient Experience Survey – September 2019 to January 2020

The patient experience survey contains questions about four areas that patients experience when engaged with the health system; communication, partnership, co-ordination and physical and emotional needs. Patients are also asked to provide an overall experience score out of ten.

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Canterbury DHB In-Patient Experience Survey – September 2019 to January 2020

The patient experience survey contains questions about four areas that patients experience when engaged with the health system; communication, partnership, co-ordination and physical and emotional needs. Patients are also asked to provide an overall experience score out of ten.

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Hospital Advisory Committee (HAC) Meeting Agenda – 30 January 2020

The Hospital Advisory Committee (HAC) meets approximately every 3 months.

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Disability Steering Group (DSG) Meeting Minutes – 24 January 2020

The main points discussed at Disability Steering Group (DSG) meetings recorded as key messages in meeting minutes.

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MKWCT In Komiti Miniti – 21 January 2020

Manawhenua Ki Waitaha (MKW) Board Meeting Minutes.

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Lamotrigine brand change

Information regarding Lamotrigine brand change.

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Department Performance Measure Results 2017-2019

The performance measure results of each department from September 2017 to September 2019 e.g. patient flow indicators.

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Christchurch drinking water

RE use of sodium hypochlorite in Christchurch drinking water. What part of the system gets checked for chloroform or THMs?

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Chronic pain services

Request for the CDHB protocol for diagnosing Aldosteronism and a copy of the interpretation of the results of the test.

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Total hospital floor space

An estimate of the floor space of Canterbury DHB hospitals.

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Clinical Leaders Group correspondence regarding the redevelopment of Christchurch Hospital Campus

All correspondence from Clinical Leaders Group, or any correspondence from individual clinicians on behalf of the group, to CDHB management regarding the redevelopment of the Christchurch Hospital campus and the two business cases in 2019 up to the submission of the business cases.

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Number of patients with emergency dental issues

The number of people who presented to a hospital emergency department with dental issues between 2014 and 2019.

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Measles vaccine

Correspondence sent and received by officials responsible for ordering vaccines about the need for more measles vaccines.

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Hillmorton Hospital Masterplan

The Hillmorton Hospital Masterplan. Draft Business case for Te Awakura.

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Staff turnover during 2018-2019

Number of people employed by DHB for 2018 and 2019. Number who left the DHB each month. Number of staff who moved to a different role.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Peter Wakeman

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Steve Wakefield

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Brian Salisbury

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Vicky Paton

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Debbie Mora

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses Naomi Marshall

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Malcolm Lyall

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Aaron Keown

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Jo Kane

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Tubby Hansen

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for James Gough

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for John Edie

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Andrew Dickerson

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses for Alexandra Davids

Return of electoral donations and expenses for Canterbury District Health Board Election held on 12 October 2019.

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