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North Shore Hospital marks a year of Herceptin treatment
It’s been a year since Michelle Jackson received her first Herceptin treatment - the first patient to ever receive the drug at Waitematā DHB. Download full release
Read More »Waitemata DHB celebrates 2018 Diversity Awards win
An innovative Waitemata District Health Board education programme to overcome cultural barriers in communication with patients has been recognised at the 2018 Diversity Awards NZ. Download full release
Read More »Achieving health equity for our Māori communities
Health equity for Māori communities remains at the heart of a Waitemata DHB recruitment drive for nurses. Download full release
Read More »Māori nurses encourage others to follow in their footsteps
Māori Clinical Nurse Specialist Coral Skipper has been honoured for her exemplary leadership and Waitemata DHB is now looking for new recruits to follow in her footsteps.
Read More »High winter demand ED message
Waitemata District Health Board is seeking the support of the public to avoid hospital emergency departments unless in genuine need of emergency healthcare. Download full release
Read More »New research aims to understand breast cancer treatment inequities
Why do some women with breast cancer decline certain types of treatment? That’s the question a collaborative research project funded by Waitemata and Auckland District Health Boards, Health Research Council…
Read More »Hand hygiene compliance
A workplace culture with patient safety at its heart has helped Waitemata District Health Board achieve the country’s highest score in hand hygiene. Download full release
Read More »Kia ora hauora to boost Maori health workforce
Waitematā DHB is the new lead organisation for KOH coordinating four regional coordination centres to implement initiatives designed to encourage more Māori into the health workforce and improve Māori health…
Read More »Inpatient Snapshot
Doctors at North Shore and Waitakere hospitals will be able to spend more time with patients thanks to a new initiative making it faster to access a patient’s health history.
Read More »Priest calls time on Waitemata DHB chaplaincy role at 91
Catholic priest Father Martin Bugler is winding down his chaplaincy duties at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital and easing himself into retirement at the age of 91. Download full release
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