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.

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Waiapa building – medical air outlets in operating theatres

Please note this request has been made to both Te Whatu Ora Waitaha and Nationally as well as the Ministry of Health.

  • Please supply all design, planning information, documentation and correspondence relating to the installation of medical air outlets into the new Waipapa Operating Theatre Complex at CDHB/Te Whatu Ora Waitaha, Christchurch.
  • I am specifically interested in decisions made around the in-theatre fit out of medical air outlets, rather than installation / infrastructure outside the operating theatre.

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MoH briefings regarding SMHS Forensic Service since 19 January 2022

All briefings to the Minister of Health, and any Ministry of Health staff member about the forensic mental health service since January 19, 2022.

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Issues regarding the Waipapa hospital building

Re Waipapa / new hospital building:

  • List of all errors / failings / issues discovered by DHB since the building was handed over last year.
  • List of all issues flagged with MoH / CPB for remediation. Please provide any correspondence with the Ministry/CPB about issues discovered with the rooms, and any documents or reports about potential solutions.

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Correspondence regarding the business case and redevelopment of Christchurch Hospital Campus

Any correspondence in the last six months between the executive management team and senior clinical staff/leaders about the refurbishment of Parkside hospital wards and the business case for Tower three and/or tower four AND any correspondence between Sir John Hansen and MoH staff in the last six months about the refurbishment of Parkside hospital wards and the business case for Tower three and/or tower four

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Board Reports and correspondence relating to CDHB deficit

  • All board reports relating to the DHB deficit since 1 January 2019.
  • All correspondence with the Ministry of Health since 1 January 2020.
  • All correspondence with the Treasury since 1 January 2020.
  • All reports and briefings, including drafts, relating to reducing the Canterbury DHB deficit.
  • All reports and briefings, including drafts, relating to the Government’s potential equity injection.

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All correspondence relating to the resignation of members of Canterbury DHB Executive Management Team

  • All correspondence, including by text messages and email external and internal and involving the people leaving themselves, between executives relating to Canterbury District Health Board’s deficit from January 1, 2020 to date.
  • All correspondence relating to resignations of executives, including by text messages and email external and internal and involving the people leaving themselves, between executives from January 1, 2020 to date.
  • The minutes from Canterbury DHB board meeting on Thursday August 20.
  • The minutes from Canterbury DHB emergency meeting on Wednesday August 12.
  • The minutes from Canterbury DHB emergency meeting on Tuesday August 4.
  • The minutes from Canterbury DHB Hospital Advisory Committee (HAC) meeting on Monday August 3.

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Correspondence regarding the resignation of members of the Canterbury DHB EMT

  • For each of the seven departing executives (David Meates, Michael Frampton, Mary Gordon, Carolyn Gullery, Dr Sue Nightingale, Stella Ward and Justine White) please provide any correspondence between them and CEO David Meates or them and any CDHB board member (including chair Sir John Hansen) sent in the two week period before each of their respective resignation dates.
  • Please provide a copy of the resignation letters/notices for each of the seven departing senior executives.
  • Please provide the minutes and any other documents presented in the August 4 emergency board meeting.
  • Please provide a copy of the draft 2020-21 annual plan endorsed by the board during the August 20 board meeting.
  • Please provide any correspondence between CDHB management or the board and the Ministry of Health/Health Minister's office sent in August 2020.

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Correspondence regarding the resignation of David Meates and members of the EMT

  • All correspondence between David Meates and the board in the past three months.
  • A copy of David Meates resignation letter, and the resignation letter of all the other executives.
  • The minutes/ agenda and any documents presented at the emergency board meeting last week.
  • Any correspondence between board members and the ministry of health or minister of health regarding the resignations of the senior executives.
  • Any correspondence between the CDHB executive management team and the board/Lester Levy regarding cost-saving measures being considered as part of the 2020-21 annual plan.
  • Any communication from the Clinical Leaders Group regarding the resignations to the board or others in the CDHB management.

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Correspondence David Meates, MoH, Sir John Hansen and Lester Levy

  • Copies of correspondence between Mr Meates and the DHB board chairs (Dr John Wood and then Sir John Hansen) between 1 January 2019 and 5 August 2020.
  • Copies of correspondence between Mr Meates and crown monitor Lester Levy between 14 June 2019 and 5 August 2020.
  • Copies of correspondence between Mr Meates and the Ministry of Health between 1 January 2019 and 5 August 2020.

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Canterbury DHB Board Meeting Minutes from meeting held on 16 July 2020

  • A copy of the original contract signed by the MoH in 2012 between the CDHB and the Ministry of Health for the Building of the Acute Services Building.
  • And I would also like to request a copy of the minutes of the Board Meeting of 16.7.20

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Clinical Leaders Group (CLG) correspondence regarding the redevelopment of Christchurch Hospital Campus

Any correspondence between: Clinical Leaders Group and: CDHB, MoH, Minister of Health's office following the special Board Meeting held 1/5/2020 where CDHB board members voted to endorse the $150m five-storey tower block at Christchurch Hospital.

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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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Correspondence between David Meates, Clinical Leaders Group, and Michelle Arrowsmith

All correspondence sent and received David Meates / Clinical Leaders Group between 27 March 2017 and 5 July 2019. All correspondence David Meates and Michelle Arrowsmith between 1 June 2018 and 5 July 2019.

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Correspondence about CDHB car parking facilities

All correspondence between CDHB, MoH/HRPG, Christchurch City Council or LINZ re Multi-storey car parking building / car parking solutions between January and 31 March 2019.

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Measles

All correspondence this year regarding Measles Outbreak - CDHB staff with MoH, Pharmac, Canterbury Primary Response Group.

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Correspondence regarding Acute Services Building

Correspondence between Canterbury DHB and HRPG and Ministry of Health regarding the Acute Services Building.

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Correspondence between CDHB and Ministry of Health re Mental Health

All correspondence between CDHB and Ministry of Health regarding​ mental health between July2017 and 19 March 2018.

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Fetal Medicine Specialists – Maternal Fetal Medicine

Number of fetal medicine specialists employed by CDHB and number of vacancies.

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CDHB Car Parking

All correspondence between CDHB and Moh re car parking in last 12 months. And correspondence with Alan Edge in last 12 months

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