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Top of the South Review
posted by Research Admin on 20 May 2013
Nelson Marlborough DHB media release, 17 May 2013 Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) is in discussion with several potential…
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Waikato DHB takes part in national patient safety campaign
posted by Research Admin on 17 May 2013
Waikato DHB media release, 17 May 2013 Waikato DHB today joins Associate Minister of Health Jo Goodhew and each of…
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Health receives the largest Budget increase (Budget 2013)
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
Tony Ryall media release, 16 May 2013 New Zealand’s public health services receive the largest increase in funding in the…
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Provation software being introduced across the South Island
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
South Island Alliance media release, 15 May 2013 Provation, the software tool that enables standardised, high quality reporting following endoscopy…
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Separating elective and acute surgical streams in a provincial hospital
posted by Research Admin on 9 May 2013
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons media release, 8 May 2013 While the separation of elective and acute surgical streams is…
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Specialist surgeons’ workforce grows 13% since 2008
posted by Research Admin on 6 May 2013
Waikato District Health Board, 30 April 2013 The number of DHB employed specialists shows continued growth in the surgical workforce.…
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$2m to improve elective services at Counties Manukau DHB
posted by Research Admin on 25 Apr 2013
Tony Ryall media release, 24 April 2013 Minister of Health Hon Tony Ryall announced today a $2 million funding boost…
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Better sooner heart care for central North Island patients
posted by HIIRC Admin on 17 Apr 2013
Tony Ryall media release, 17 April 2013 The government wants heart patients to get better, sooner care. And that’s why…
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More diagnostic scans being performed
posted by HIIRC Admin on 12 Apr 2013
Tony Ryall media release, 12 April 2013 The government is committed to improving waiting times for patients, and in the…
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Medihotel soon to open seven days a week (Waikato DHB)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 9 Apr 2013
Waikato DHB media release, 8 April 2013 Waikato Hospital’s Medihotel will soon be open seven days a week, catering for…
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No Waikato cardiac patients waiting more than six months
posted by HIIRC Admin on 11 Mar 2013
Waikato DHB media release, 10 March 2013 In the week ending 3 March 2013, all DHBs are providing a cardiac…
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Better care for endoscopy patients
posted by HIIRC Admin on 4 Mar 2013
Tony Ryall media release, 4 March 2013 Having a colonoscopy or gastroscopy is getting a lot easier and less uncomfortable…
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Quarter 2 Health Targets reflect effective Canterbury health system
posted by HIIRC Admin on 1 Mar 2013
Canterbury DHB media release, 27 February 2013 The Canterbury health system is working effectively to ensure more Cantabrians are accessing…
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Quit smoking hospital target achieved for the first time
posted by HIIRC Admin on 1 Mar 2013
Ministry of Health news article, 27 February 2013 Health professionals now offer support and brief advice to quit to 95…
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From worst to best – Waitemata's sterling turnaround continues
posted by HIIRC Admin on 28 Feb 2013
Waitemata DHB media release, 27 February 2013 Waitemata DHB has continued its sterling performance against the Government’s national health targets,…
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Waikato DHB improves performance across all health targets
posted by HIIRC Admin on 28 Feb 2013
Waikato DHB media release, 27 February 2013 Waikato DHB’s commitment to the Ministry of Health’s national Health Targets is evident…
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Health targets deliver more operations
posted by HIIRC Admin on 27 Feb 2013
Tony Ryall media release, 27 February 2013 Health Minister Tony Ryall congratulated health professionals for providing New Zealanders with over…
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Waikato and Lakes DHBs work together to speed up electives
posted by HIIRC Admin on 21 Feb 2013
Waikato DHB media release, 20 February 2013 People living in South Waikato and north Ruapehu districts will have the opportunity…
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Health figures not what they’re cracked up to be
posted by HIIRC Admin on 12 Feb 2013
"When a surgeon is forced to do two cataract operations in order to keep elective procedure targets up rather than…
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Faster recovery for Bay of Plenty bowel surgery patients
posted by HIIRC Admin on 25 Jan 2013
Tauranga Hospital has seen the speed in which patients recover from bowel surgery improve dramatically since the introduction of a…