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Margaret Norris became a nurse “by fluke” at 18 and loved it so much she’s still doing it half a century later.
The Hawke’s Bay born-and-bred registered…
Staff and patient experience will be improved in Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital’s Radiology department now that all its the digital radiography rooms have been…
A sexual health nurse practitioner is urging people to stay safe and screen as infectious syphilis numbers rise in Hawke’s Bay.
Lei Johnson, Nurse Practitioner at Te…
In September 2020 the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board commissioned a cultural responsiveness review of the HBDHB provided maternity services. That report has now been released…
Heart failure patients can now benefit from better breathing support thanks to a Hawke’s Bay District Health Board funding initiative.
The funding comes after a successful 18-month…
The health and wellbeing of RSE workers was the topic of discussion during Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s visit to Hastings today.
Talalelei Taufale, Hawke’s Bay…
Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 will be cared for in a dedicated isolation facility in Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s tower block from today, Wednesday 15 June.
Chief Operating Officer…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board launched its Winter Wellness campaign this week encouraging people to prioritise their health and take public health advice seriously.
Winter is usually…
A wave of unwell people are flooding Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Emergency Department, with unprecedented numbers seen in recent days and flu hospitalisations doubling within 24 hours.
Hawke’s…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is urging people to take steps to ensure they can deal with minor ailments at home to alleviate stress on health…
A work-place initiative investing in employees’ dental care has got a lot of people smiling.
Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation (AT&R) Ward has been given the all clear to reopen following a Norovirus outbreak.
The ward was put into precautionary…
Hawke’s Bay health officials are asking people to practice good hand hygiene and stay home if feeling unwell after more reports of a vomiting and diarrhoea bug
A ward at Hawke’s Bay Hospital is in lockdown to prevent the spread of Norovirus, a highly contagious vomiting and diarrhoea bug.
Chief Medical and Dental Officer…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board has plans in place to ensure the safety of services for patients during Monday’s Public Services Association (PSA) union strik
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is funding a locum dental service to provide adult dental care in Wairoa for the next year.
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s chief nurse says this International Nurses Day (12 May) is an opportunity to acknowledge our nurses for stepping up over the…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is joining midwives worldwide in celebrations of the International Day of the Midwife tomorrow (Thursday 5 May).
Acting Director of Midwifery Catherine…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is joining midwives worldwide in celebrations of the International Day of the Midwife tomorrow (Thursday 5 May).
Media responseThere has been no change to Government funding of free health services (GP visits and subsidised prescriptions) for children up to the age of 14…