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 .

Public Health Nursing Service (PHNS)

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The Public Health Nursing Service (PHNS) offers support to children, young people and their families across all schools in Canterbury with nurses based at some rural facilities.

Our philosophy of care is centred around The Rights of Every Child (PDF, 2MB)

Our service aspires to promote and protect the rights of children and young people. If you want more details about the rights of children and young people in healthcare please read the Charter on the Rights of Tamariki Children & Rangatahi Young People in Healthcare Services in Aotearoa (PDF, 3MB)

What We Do

The Public Health Nursing service is staffed by Registered Nurses and a support team of administration staff. The main PHN Service is based at Burwood Hospital Campus. There are  also Public Health Nurses based at rural hospitals – Ashburton, Lincoln, Rangiora and Kaikoura.

Public health nurses:

  • Regularly visit schools, supporting and advising on children's health needs, attending school or home
  • Work with families, providing support, advocacy, links with other services
  • Liaise with family doctors, specialists and other health providers
  • Anaphylaxis education and support to schools, Early Education Centres and families
  • Refer to other services such as Holiday Camps, STAND (Glenelg Health Camp)
  • Support the delivery of B4 School checks by offering appointments in the community
  • Provide BCG vaccinations for eligible children under 5 years
  • Provide the 0-5 years Well Child Tamariki Ora services in Kaikoura and Banks Peninsula
  • Provide the School Based Vaccination Programme for year 8 students

Contact Telephone Numbers
The ECEC PHN newsletter is updated biannually and contains useful information and updates for parents/caregivers of preschool aged children.

The ECEC PHN newsletter is updated biannually and contains useful information and updates for parents/caregivers of preschool aged children.

Page last updated: 6 January 2025

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