The staggering cost of alcohol
The sound of heart rate monitors hum rhythmically oblivious to the sick and injured patients they observe. It is a Friday night... Read More
Recommendations endorse Waikato’s community health forums
Waikato District Health Board is the only DHB in New Zealand to hold regular community health forums (CHFs) across its district –... Read More
Lock the gate
With days lingering long into the night and the thermometer continuing to rise, the lure of summer begins to play on... Read More
Derek Wright appointed executive director Mental Health and Addictions services
Scottish born Derek Wright comes to Waikato DHB with plenty of experience of mental health services, initially as a mental health nurse,... Read More
Accreditation for Waikato Hospital’s laboratory
After almost a year of quality improvement projects Waikato Hospital’s laboratory services have been given a clean bill of health. The laboratory... Read More
Itchy Burny Bits goes viral
A Waikato health campaign has been recognised as one of the best in the world for raising awareness of and decreasing the... Read More
Prestigious award to much-appreciated clinical campus manager
L-r: John Conaglen, Raewyn Wooderson and Ian Houston at the presentation of the Ian Houston Award for Sustained Excellence in Job Performance... Read More
Reducing the burden of trauma
Every Christmas we hear about the ‘holiday death toll’, those happy holidays that for some people in an instant become tragic. But... Read More
Celebrating excellence in patient safety
Congratulations to both our Waikato Hospital Laboratory team and Older Person and Rehabilitation (OPR) unit for winning the Waikato District Health Board... Read More
Celebrating International Volunteers Day
The soul of health services would not thrive without the time of volunteers. Within Waikato District Health Board hundreds of volunteers have... Read More
