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Knitting to help delirium patients
Westernleader.co.nz - A creative knitting project is helping delirium patients in an unexpected way.
Read More »Hospital's new measures helping patients doze off
Newshub.co.nz - Patients at North Shore Hospital are getting a better night's sleep thanks to a new pilot scheme.
Read More »E-prescribing set to make illegible handwriting a thing of the past
TVNZ.co.nz - Remember the drug charts that used to (and, in some cases, still do) hang on clipboards at the end of a patients' hospital beds?
Read More »Christmas spirit shines bright in Waitakere Hospital
Stuff.co.nz - Hand-made decorations and Christmas lights have turned the children's ward at Waitakere Hospital into a "big magical cave".
Read More »New mental health service for northern children
Stuff.co.nz - As the fastest growing area in the country the increasing population in Hibiscus Coast and Rodney is behind the opening of a new mental health facility for children and adolescents in Orewa.The...
Read More »Waitemata DHB leads in health targets
Stuff.co.nz - Waitemata is leading the way in two health targets, giving faster cancer treatment and tackling childhood obesity.
Read More »Retiree donates knitting to North Shore Hospital's maternity ward
Stuff.co.nz - Every night after dinner, Fay Macrae sits down, takes out her yarn and needles, and gets knitting.It's part of her daily routine. She doesn't really enjoy television and would...
Read More »Doctor prepares for journey to Antarctica
Stuff.co.nz - A flurry of adorable, crocheted penguins have taken over Dr Danielle Medek's life.The scientist and first-year doctor at Auckland's North Shore Hospital is making 100 of them to sell as...
Read More »EDARS gets patients back in their homes
Newshub.co.nz - A pilot scheme is getting stroke patients out of hospital and back into their homes faster.
Read More »Knitting group helps North Shore Hospital's delirium patients
Stuff.co.nz - Crafty knitters are helping nurses at Auckland's Waitemata District Health Board with a special project.
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