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.

Chemotherapy entitlement

How many rounds of chemotherapy is a patient entitled to under the DHB?

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Pressure relieving mattresses, Burwood Hospital

How many beds at Burwood Hospital have pressure relieving mattresses and how many purchased in last twelve months.

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Canterbury DHB Board Meeting Agenda – 13 December 2018

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

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Disability Steering Group (DSG) Meeting Minutes – 7 December 2018

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

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Canterbury DHB Serious Adverse Events Report 2017/18

A serious adverse event (SAE) is one which has resulted in significant additional treatment, major loss of function, is life threatening or has led to an unexpected death.

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Hospital Advisory Committee (HAC) Meeting Agenda – 29 November 2018

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

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Suicide in Canterbury since May 2018

Suicide clusters and spikes since May 2018

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Financial contribution to the National Oracle Solution

How much of a contribution to the National Oracle Solution, if any, is the Canterbury DHB currently carrying on their books.

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Cost to DHB of implementing the National Oracle Solution

Cost to DHB of implementing the National Oracle Solution

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Use of social media influencers or celebrities in promotions…

Instances when the DHB or PHO has used social media influencers or celebrities in any campaigns / promotions / internal messages during the last five years. And Cost.

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How many people have sought help for video gaming addiction / gaming disorders

How many people have sought help for video gaming addiction / gaming disorder during last five years.

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Financial losses due to theft at Canterbury DHB Hospitals

The total financial losses recorded due to theft at Canterbury DHB Hospital sites last three financial years.

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Transport and road plan for Christchurch Hospital

The current and any proposed transport / road plan for Christchurch Hospital

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How much has been spent on staff redundancies at CDHB 2017/2018

Request regarding how much has been spent on staff redundancies at Canterbury DHB during 2017/2018

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Mental health services staffing and funding

Request regarding staffing and funding for mental health services in Canterbury.

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Number of people referred for gender reassignment hormone therapy

Request regarding the number of people referred to Canterbury DHB for gender reassignment hormone therapy.

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Patients waiting for Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and Dermatology treatment

Request regarding the number of patients waiting for Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and Dermatology treatment.

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MKWT Board Miniti Hui 20 November 2018

Manawhenua Ki Waitaha (MKW) Board Meeting Minutes.

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Canterbury DHB Board Meeting Agenda – 15 November 2018

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

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Canterbury DHB Statement of Intent 2018/2022

The Canterbury DHB's Statement of Intent sets out the key financial and non-financial measures and targets that the Canterbury health system aims to achieve.

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Canterbury Health System Quality Accounts 2018

WellNow Canterbury is our bi-annual community health magazine. We have combined this November 2018 edition with the Canterbury Health System’s Quality Accounts to provide a picture of how well our Health System is meeting Canterburys health needs.

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Burwood Hospital patient M S Solomon

Information relating to Burwood Hospital patient Marcus Shane Solomon

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Length of stay in birthing and Post-natal units

Average length of stay for women and babies in birthing units and Post-natal unit since 2015.

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Public hospital surgery cancellation rates

Surgery cancellation rates in year ending June 2018

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Information regarding regarding ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)

Request regarding the number of people left brain damaged by ECT in past ten years.

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Complaints regarding bullying, sexual harassment, assault in the last 3 years

All information re complaints made over last three years: Complaints: Patients against Staff, Staff against Patients and Staff against Staff.

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Hillmorton Hospital detailed business case

Request for time frame for release of Hillmorton detailed business case.

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Gender affirming healthcare services

Information about gender-affirming healthcare services funded by the Canterbury District Health Board

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Maternity Quality and Safety Programme (MQSP) Annual Report 2017/18

The Maternity Quality and Safety Programme (MQSP) Annual Report is published each year and submitted to the Ministry of Health.

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CPH & DSAC Meeting – 1 November 2018

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

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CPH & DSAC Meeting – 30 August 2018

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

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Burwood Campus Detailed Seismic Assessments

The most recent detailed seismic assessments for Burwood Campus except the new building.

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Assaults and incidents of harassment against CDHB staff from 2013 to 2018

The number of assaults and incidents of sexual harassment against Canterbury DHB staff from 2013 to 2018

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Disability Steering Group (DSG) Meeting Minutes – 26 October 2018

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

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Canterbury DHB 2013 Census Snapshot

What the Census Tells Us is a quick snapshot of the latest census data available.

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Canterbury DHB Transition Plan 2012

The Transition Plan maps the course of this transition out of the damage caused by the earthquakes and into our future vision for a connected health system that puts the patient at the centre.

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MKWT Board Special Hui Miniti – 23 October 2018

Manawhenua Ki Waitaha (MKW) Board Meeting Minutes.

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