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CEO Update – Monday 24 July 2017

Monday 24 July 2017Waitaha Canterbury Pānui1 minute to read

In today's CEO Update, Chief Executive David Meates shares useful information about managing contamination following last week's floods, and highlights fantastic service improvements driven by the Eye Clinic. We preview the upcoming changes in patient deterioration monitoring to a new national standard; cover a new research project to improve care of frail elderly; celebrate the achievements of Graeme Nuttridge, who recently passed away; detail the centre of excellence being created in the paediatric respiratory laboratory with help from the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal; and encourage people to look out for early signs of head and neck cancers as we approach World Head and Neck Cancer Day on 27 July.

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