OAG questions sustainability of after hours services
Wednesday 08 September 2010, 3:29pmAfter hours services are less than an hour’s drive away for almost all New Zealanders, but are vulnerable and need DHB input to survive, the auditor-general has found
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Switch pills and tax booze, Aussies say
Wednesday 08 September 2010, 3:23pmSignificant health and fiscal gains can be made by taxing alcohol and switching to cheaper heart drugs, an Australian disease prevention study has found.
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Health minister visits Christchurch
Wednesday 08 September 2010, 3:20pmChristchurch general practices and pharmacies deserve a “real pat on the back” for their tireless efforts following Saturday’s earthquake, health minister Tony Ryall says
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4 Chch practices affected by city cordon
Wednesday 08 September 2010, 3:15pmFour general practices in Christchurch’s central city are still running out of alternative premises with the situation being reviewed in the next 48 hours
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No silver bullet for aged care
Wednesday 08 September 2010, 2:59pmA new Grant Thornton report on aged care suggests there’s no silver bullet as an alternative to aged residential care, according to a rest home providers’ organisation.
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Shaky start to Chch day
Wednesday 08 September 2010, 8:07am5.1 magnitude aftershock hits just before 8am in Christchurch
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GPs first contact for trauma
Tuesday 07 September 2010, 4:05pmDon’t ask people to debrief or re-live their traumatic earthquake experiences, is a key piece of new advice in a bulletin being sent to GPs, practice nurses and pharmacists. (Published 4.00pm 07/09/10)
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Chch resthome residents to be moved
Tuesday 07 September 2010, 11:28amChristchurch rest-home residents are on the move following concerns about structural safety and water supply at facilities following Saturday’s 7.1 earthquake
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MRT strike goes ahead
Tuesday 07 September 2010, 11:20amThe threat of a nationwide strike by radiographers was realised today, except in Canterbury, where DHB staff opted to help with Christchurch earthquake victims.
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Small quake in Hawke’s Bay
Tuesday 07 September 2010, 11:12amThe two earthquakes measuring 5.2 and 3.6 in magnitude felt in the Hawke’s Bay this morning are not related to Saturday’s earthquake in Christchurch.
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Rural practices bear brunt of ‘quake
Monday 06 September 2010, 4:16pmA makeshift practice has been set up in a garage in the grounds of Akaroa Hospital so Akaroa GP Howard Wilson can attend to the needs of acute patients
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Check vaccines, Canty GPs told
Monday 06 September 2010, 2:55pmGeneral practices in the Canterbury area are being asked to check their vaccine supplies after Saturday’s earthquake saw fridges without power for up to 10 hours
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MAS insurance claims come rolling in
Monday 06 September 2010, 2:43pmAround 300 insurance claims have so far been made with the Medical Assurance Society as a result of Saturday’s massive quake in Christchurch – and many more are expected
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Chch GPs look on the bright side
Monday 06 September 2010, 12:14pmChristchurch GPs are clearing up at home and at practices after Saturday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake
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Hospital services cut following quake
Monday 06 September 2010, 7:30amCanterbury DHB has today cancelled all surgical and medical procedures; aftershocks continue and are expected to continue for several weeks
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Two Christchurch birthing units remain closed
Monday 06 September 2010, 6:30amLincoln Maternity Hospital and Burwood Birthing Unit remain closed until further notice, Canterbury DHB advised this morning.
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Quake cancels GP conference
Saturday 04 September 2010, 9:19amRNZCGP conference delegates were shaken awake this morning when a 7.1 Richter quake hit Christchurch.
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Chch hit by earthquake
Saturday 04 September 2010, 7:36amGPs woken by
major shake
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Guidelines make clinicians feel uneasy
Friday 03 September 2010, 2:07pmThe growth of best practice guidelines is making clinicians feel uneasy and for good reason, the RNZCGP conference heard this morning
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College awards special fellows
Friday 03 September 2010, 2:04pmA number of prominent GPs received awards for distinguished service at the RNZCGP conference in Christchurch today [3 September]
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Minister opens midwives’ conference
Friday 03 September 2010, 2:01pmHealth minister Tony Ryall told midwives of the Government's commitment to improving maternity services at the 11th Biennial Conference of the College of Midwives in Rotorua this morning.
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Passport of a different kind for care
Thursday 02 September 2010, 8:44amThe UK concept of a “hospital passport” for people with disabilities who have difficulty communicating or speak English as a second language is being develeped for New Zealand use
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RNZCGP conference opens tonight
Thursday 02 September 2010, 7:00amThe RNZCGP conference kicks off tonight in Christchurch with the fellowship graduation ceremony, the Peter Anyon address and an art exhibition.
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Fear for high needs patients with PHO’s demise
Wednesday 01 September 2010, 2:42pmAnother Canterbury PHO will close but not without some reservations about future care of its high needs population
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