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 .

Effects of quarry dust in Yaldhurst

Response to official information request

  1. All available correspondence in relation the survey study of the effects of quarry dust on the Yaldhurst environment and residents, as carried out by Mote and released by Ecan which were widely reported as being reviewed and supported by CDHB Medical Officer Dr Ramon Pink.
  2. All written correspondence between CDHB staff, Ecan, Mote, quarry companies, media and residents. To include notes, memos, email and other written correspondence covering the period of the Mote study and its release in July and any further correspondence since the release of the Mote survey.
  3. All recorded information on this matter, including discussions, action taken and recommendations along with any non-published retractions by Dr Pink. To also include email or written correspondence within the CDHB and its representatives to outside organisations.

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