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COVID-19 community testing network expands in Auckland, with five additional centres

Five additional COVID-19 testing centres are now up-and-running across metro Auckland, ensuring even better community-based access to swabbing for those who meet the clinical criteria.   Full release here

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Altruistic organ donation and the gift of life

Would you donate a kidney to a stranger? That’s exactly what John Mackie did last year when he donated one of his kidneys to someone he didn’t know.

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Waitematā DHB moves to grow its Māori workforce

Waitematā DHB is thought to be the first district health board in the country to create a role designed specifically to recruit more Māori into its workforce.

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Statement regarding three-month sonography strike (18 January to 11 April, 2020)

Contingency plans are in place at metropolitan Auckland DHBs to minimise the impact of the three-month sonographers’ strike on our patients and ensure we continue to deliver the highest-possible standard…

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Expansion of Mason Clinic site announced

Waitematā DHB has announced the purchase of a significant block of additional land that will enable expansion of the Mason Clinic in Point Chevalier, a forensic mental health facility that…

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Waitematā DHB nurses to help fight Samoan measles epidemic

Waitematā DHB has answered a call to support a vaccination mission to Samoa. Read the full release here    

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Waitematā DHB receives the Accessibility Tick

Waitematā DHB has received the Accessibility Tick at an event coinciding with the International Day of Disabled Persons. Download full release here

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Responsible drinking during the festive season

The Christmas holiday period is often associated with increased alcohol consumption for some people.

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Statement regarding medical imaging strike action

Contingency planning is well advanced to ensure our hospitals deliver a high standard of service throughout the current period of industrial action by members of the APEX union.

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UPDATED - Temporary management of MMR vaccine in metropolitan Auckland

The measles outbreak has led to high demand for the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccine in Auckland.   Read full release here

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