Friday 13 August 2021
Canterbury and the West Coast DHBs are implementing contingency plans for the strike action planned by New Zealand... read more about Canterbury and West Coast DHBs planning for 19 August NZNO and MERAS strikes well underway»
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Friday 13 August 2021
Canterbury and the West Coast DHBs are implementing contingency plans for the strike action planned by New Zealand... read more about Canterbury and West Coast DHBs planning for 19 August NZNO and MERAS strikes well underway»
Monday 9 August 2021Quick Read
Canterbury and West Coast DHBs are implementing contingency plans for a planned eight-hour strike by midwife members of... read more about Canterbury and West Coast DHBs planning for the 10/11 August MERAS midwives’ strikes»
Tuesday 8 June 2021Quick Read
Executive Director of Nursing for Canterbury DHB, Becky Hickmott says “If you have a family member or... read more about A visit to whānau in hospital people would be especially welcome during the nurses’ strike»
Monday 7 June 2021Quick Read
Following confirmation today that the New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation (NZNO) strike will go ahead as planned from... read more about Contingency plans in place for NZNO strike at Canterbury & West Coast DHBs»
Sunday 30 May 2021
As heavy rain continues to fall intermittently, with surface flooding and dangerously high rivers in multiple parts of... read more about Adverse weather and flood-related public health advice from Canterbury DHB»
Friday 28 May 2021Quick Read
Due to the community outbreak of COVID-19 in Victoria, anyone who has travelled to and spent time in the Greater... read more about Melbourne travellers asked to get tested and self-isolate»
Friday 28 May 2021Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted all of its algal bloom health warnings issued along the... read more about Health warnings removed for algal bloom in Hakatere/Ashburton River at Hills Road, State Highway 1, Boundary Road and the hapua (river mouth)»
Friday 28 May 2021Quick Read
Canterbury DHB is preparing for a nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants’ strike from 11am to 7pm on Wednesday... read more about Nurses, midwives and healthcare workers’ strike, June 9 2021»
Sunday 28 March 2021Quick Read
Canterbury DHB is contacting individuals affected by a coding error in the software used in a local Canterbury... read more about COVID-19 vaccination booking system error»
Wednesday 18 November 2020Quick Read
Look out for the latest edition of Canterbury DHB’s WellNow magazine that is being delivered to mailboxes across the... read more about WellNow, Canterbury’s health magazine arrives in mailboxes this week»
Monday 16 November 2020Quick Read
WellNow Canterbury is our community health magazine that goes to every mailbox in Canterbury and the Chatham Islands... read more about WellNow Canterbury – Spring 2020»
Friday 6 November 2020Quick Read
Cantabrians are being reminded of the COVID-19 testing options available to them if they want to be tested this... read more about COVID-19 testing continues to be available for Cantabrians»
Wednesday 4 November 2020Quick Read
The second staff member from the Christchurch Managed Isolation Facility who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday... read more about Second case in Canterbury visited the Chemist Warehouse»
Tuesday 3 November 2020Quick Read
A pop up COVID-19 testing centre will be open tomorrow, Wednesday 4 November, from 11.30am until 4.30pm in The Princess... read more about Pop up COVID-19 testing tomorrow in car park at the Princess Margaret Hospital»
Thursday 13 August 2020Quick Read
We have seen a huge increase in demand for testing and we have put on increased testing capacity to help to meet this... read more about COVID-19 testing is being stepped up, but only for people with symptoms at this time»
Friday 7 August 2020Quick Read
Canterbury people without COVID-19 symptoms who wish to be tested for the virus can visit a pop-up testing centre at... read more about Christchurch COVID-19 pop-up testing centre open this Saturday»
Tuesday 28 July 2020
Kiwi kids are suffering unnecessarily from severe tooth decay that could be prevented, according to research published... read more about Kiwi pre-schoolers losing teeth to painful, preventable tooth decay»
Thursday 2 July 2020Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Information Services Group (ISG) is now able to safely disinfect devices such as tablets and cell... read more about Canterbury DHB the first in New Zealand to use the mobile electronic disinfection unit – the ElectroClave»
Tuesday 30 June 2020Quick Read
Challenge aims to confirm Christchurch as NZ’s centre of health innovation Ōtautahi Christchurch aims to become... read more about HealthTech Challenge aims to confirm Christchurch as centre for health Innovation»
Tuesday 16 June 2020
How Via Innovations is helping keep it local and supporting a more sustainable post-COVID business environment While... read more about Via Innovations keeping it local and supporting a more sustainable post-COVID business environment»
Friday 17 April 2020Quick Read
As announced today by Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay, I extend my deepest sympathies to the whānau of a... read more about Canterbury DHB response to the upsetting news of a death of a former Rosewood Rest Home & Hospital resident»
Wednesday 15 April 2020Quick Read
Statement from Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates The staff in Ward GG at Burwood Hospital are working in an... read more about Family voices speak volumes: Care of psychogeriatric dementia patients from the Rosewood cluster being cared for at Burwood Hospital»
Wednesday 15 April 2020
Please attribute to Dr Josh Freeman, Clinical Director of Microbiology at Canterbury DHB What really matters is how PPE... read more about More is not always better when it comes to PPE»
Saturday 11 April 2020Quick Read
Please attribute comment to Dr Sue Nightingale, Incident Controller, Canterbury DHB Emergency Coordination Centre The... read more about Clarification on dementia, psychogeriatric level residents from Rosewood who were relocated to Burwood»
Saturday 11 April 2020Quick Read
To be attributed to Canterbury DHB CEO David Meates: All 20 of the hospital-level residents moving from Rosewood into... read more about Precautions in place to ensure safe transfer of hospital-level residents from Rosewood Rest Home & Hospital»
Friday 10 April 2020Quick Read
Following ongoing challenges finding replacement staff for Rosewood Rest Home and Hospital, Canterbury DHB’s Chief... read more about Additional 20 Rosewood Rest Home & Hospital hospital-level residents to be moved»
Tuesday 29 October 2019Quick Read
WellNow Canterbury is our community health magazine that goes to every mailbox in Canterbury and the Chatham Islands... read more about WellNow Canterbury – Spring 2019»
Monday 12 August 2019Quick Read
In this edition of the CEO Update… CEO David Meates outlines some of the many ways Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow... read more about CEO Update – Monday 12 August 2019»
Monday 5 August 2019Quick Read
In this edition of the CEO Update… Chief Executive David Meates shares some of the ways Canterbury DHB is working to... read more about CEO Update – Monday 5 August 2019»
Monday 29 July 2019Quick Read
In this edition of the CEO Update… Chief Executive David Meates looks at how Canterbury's population has changed in... read more about CEO Update – Monday 29 July 2019»
Monday 22 July 2019Quick Read
In this edition of the CEO Update… Chief Executive David Meates takes a look at the pressure on the Canterbury... read more about CEO Update – Monday 22 July 2019»
Tuesday 4 June 2019Quick Read
WellNow Canterbury is our community health magazine which goes to every Canterbury mailbox twice a year. This edition... read more about WellNow Canterbury – Winter 2019»
Monday 25 February 2019Quick Read
In this week's CEO Update… Chief Executive David Meates provides some context to recent discussions about DHB... read more about CEO Update – Monday 25 February 2019»
Monday 25 February 2019Quick Read
To be attributed to: Michael Frampton, Chief People Officer, Canterbury DHB With the New Zealand Resident Doctors’... read more about Care around the clock to continue throughout junior doctors’ strike»
Tuesday 19 February 2019Quick Read
Members of the New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association are planning to strike for 48 hours from 8am on Tuesday 26... read more about Fourth junior doctors’ strike will affect some surgery and outpatient clinics planned for next Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 February»
Monday 18 February 2019Quick Read
In this week's CEO Update… Chief Executive David Meates reflects on last week’s Mihi for a new intake of nurses... read more about CEO Update – Monday 18 February 2019»
Thursday 14 February 2019Quick Read
February is typically the hottest month of the year for us in New Zealand. These hotter temperatures make taking a dip... read more about Keep the bugs out of the pool»
Monday 11 February 2019Quick Read
In this week's CEO Update… Chief Executive David Meates talks about how Canterbury DHB is trialling voice-activated... read more about CEO Update – Monday 11 February 2019»
Monday 11 February 2019Quick Read
Please attribute comments to Michael Frampton, Chief People Officer, Canterbury DHB With the New Zealand Resident... read more about Care around the clock to continue throughout junior doctors’ and midwives strikes»
Tuesday 5 February 2019Quick Read
Members of the New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association are planning a second strike for 48 hours from 8am on... read more about Third junior doctors’ strike will affect some surgery and outpatient clinics planned for next week & coincides with hospital midwives strike in Canterbury»
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