Monday 5 May 2025Waitaha Canterbury Pānui2 minutes to read
In this edition of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Pānui
In this week’s issue of the Pānui, we celebrate International Day of the Midwife and Kathleen Maki, District Chief Midwife Canterbury and West Coast shares a few words on the profession and its significance.
People waiting for treatment for anxiety received it much faster and experienced a significant reduction in their symptoms thanks to an innovative initiative. During a service planning day in the Anxiety Disorders Service (ADS) at Hillmorton, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Alison Alexander proposed to pilot an initiative recruiting clients directly from the waitlist into group therapy.
A visit from a band of superheroes has lifted the spirits of sick children at Christchurch Hospital. The superheroes, aka young future doctors from the Paediatric Interest Group, visited Wards A7 and B7, the Child Haematology and Oncology Centre, Children’s Emergency Care handing out stickers, masks, and smiles.
Julie Dockrill, Ashburton Community Birthing Unit Manager is featured in this week’s One min with…
Children who need regular dressings for burns or complex wounds are avoiding the need for it to be done in theatre under anaesthetic thanks to an initiative in Ward B7. The Christchurch Hospital ward is the South Island centre for all complex surgical and burns care for children up to the age of 16.
Monday 5 May is the annual World Health Organization (WHO) Hand Hygiene Day. Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) runs the Save lives: Clean your hands campaign to promote the use of hand hygiene in health care facilities and beyond.
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