Women’s Health service at Waikato Hospital loses training accreditation for junior doctors
Waikato District Health Board have received a report today (30 October 2015) advising that the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of... Read More
Harti Hauora Child Health Programme delivers results
Harti Hauora is one of the first comprehensive and equity-focused child health programmes, developed and tested in New Zealand that offers opportunistic... Read More
Ministry of Health release its annual health and independence report
Ministry of Health has released the 2015 Health and Independence Report. The report draws on a range of information to illustrate the... Read More
Clinicians Challenge award to Waikato DHB ophthalmologist
A web-based process for managing cataract surgery has won Waikato Hospital senior registrar Dr James McKelvie the Clinicians’ Challenge 2015 New Idea... Read More
Protect yourself from Legionnaires’ disease when working with compost and potting mix
Spring is a popular time to get back into the garden – but people need to be careful around their handling of... Read More
Health Strategy consultation starts next week
The Ministry of Health is leading an update of the New Zealand Health Strategy, and will be consulting with the sector and the... Read More
A space and place to grieve
Photo: (l to r) Rachael Kingsbury and Tracey Williams from Women’s Assessment Unit with Janet Williams and Josephine Lander from Sands. Pregnancy... Read More
Infection prevention week – spread the word, not the germs!
It is International Infection Prevention Week (19 – 23 October) and Waikato DHB, like all district health boards, makes hand hygiene a priority.... Read More
Medical science award for anaesthetic research
Waikato DHB anaesthetist Dr Logan Voss is the winner of the Hamilton City Council Medical Science category. The awards were presented at a function on 14 October.
Five year plan to tackle diabetes
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the national diabetes plan launched today provides a clear roadmap for how to tackle one of New... Read More
