VISITING HOSPITAL

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

Last updated:
31 October 2024

Some visitor restrictions for all Health New Zealand | 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 we encourage 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 are advised to not visit our facilities if they are unwell. We advise that you 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 encouraged to be worn at all sites. Masks will be provided if you don’t have one.
  • Please practice hand hygiene with provided alcohol-based hand rub/gel

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 a surgical mask as a minimum – please use surgical masks provided.

All of our Hospitals

Visiting hours for our hospitals have returned to pre COVID-19 hours.

All visitors are encouraged to wear a medical face mask.

Parents/caregivers can be with their child in hospital and visitors are now allowed, except for the Children’s Haematology and Oncology Day stay where visitor restrictions might apply.

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

Assaults on CDHB staff in the last three years

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  1. The overall number of recorded assaults on health service staff over the last three years to enable a year by year comparison.
  2. The overall number of incidents where heath service staff and been threatened or verbally abused over the last three years to enable a year by year comparison.
  3. The number of assaults on health service staff within the mental health field over the same time period.
  4. The number of incidents where mental health staff have been threatened or verbally abused.
  5. The number of injuries sustained by health service staff over the last three years including those injured whilst working.
  6. The number of injuries sustained by mental health staff over the last three years.
  7. The number of convictions against individuals who have assaulted health service staff over the last three years.
  8. The number of convictions against individuals who have assaulted mental health staff over the last three years.
  9. The number of individuals who have been sent to prison for assaulting health service staff.
  10. The number of individuals who have been sent to prison for assaulting mental health staff.
  11. The number of physical restraints required by health service staff to contain someone due to their aggressive/violent behaviour.
  12. The number of physical restraints required by mental health staff to contain someone due to their aggressive/violent behaviour.
  13. The number of times police have been called to assist with managing individuals who were exhibiting aggressive/violent behaviours.
  14. The number of times patients have required seclusion due to their aggressive/violent behaviour over the last three years.

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