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Health professionals working in a hospital setting have far greater access to clinical information, both paper based and electronic, than do their counterparts working in the community.

“General practitioners are committed to working with secondary care colleagues to ensure the most effective use of health resources.” says Jonathan Fox, President of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) congratulates the Government for making the tough call to cancel tax cuts planned for next year and 2011. This will not be a popular decision but it is the right call.

The Department of Labour is reminding businesses to ensure procedures designed to protect staff from exposure to chemical leaks are kept up to date and equipment is regularly checked.

Waikato DHB board members say they want management to come back to them with a clinically sustainable plan for delivering health services in South Waikato.

Under the new Labtests service, more than 30 collection centres across the Auckland region will be open for Saturday collections, a significant increase on the previous number. This Saturday, 11 centres in Counties Manukau will open their doors to patients as Labtests’ new regular weekend service in the district gets underway.

Children’s Services at Southland Hospital was fortunate to receive a cheque for $55,000 today from the Fresh Future Children’s Hospital Appeal, following on from the two month nationwide appeal led by Progressive Enterprises.

Children's areas at Waikato Hospital are set for a spruce-up after Progressive Enterprises handed over a $75,000 cheque today, marking the end of the 2009 Fresh Future appeal.

The Public Health Association (PHA) says the Government’s plans for District Health Boards (DHBs) to work more closely with private hospitals misses the point.

Health Waikato chief operating officer Jan Adams took a closer look inside Waikato Hospital's new Emergency Department on Friday.

Canterbury kids will have the chance to have a healthy breakfast, meet the Canterbury rugby squad and help raise money for sick kids at the ‘Classic Hits Kids Breakfast with the Canterbury Squad’ being held on Tuesday 14 July from 7.30am at Wilding Park to raise money for Ronald McDonald House South Island.

Address To The Hospital And Community Dentistry Conference

Queenstown,1August 2009
Ian Powell Executive Director - Association of Salaried Medical Specialists

Today, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board announced the appointment of Dr Kevin Snee as its new Chief Executive.

Three patients and eight staff members at Tokoroa Hospital still have norovirus-like symptoms this afternoon.