Canterbury DHB’s board met for the last time on Thursday 16 June as the transition to Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority on July 1 draws closer
A Christchurch medical centre is swamped with patients, as the city’s main hospital postpones unplanned surgery due to high numbers of very sick people turning up
The decision not to close the last non-hospital (primary) birthing facility in Christchurch until mid-next year is a “temporary relief” for women and midwives
Planned care, including some major surgery has had to be postponed today due to extremely high levels of acutely unwell people needing to be admitted to hospital
The Ministry of Health was working on an amendment to the COVID vaccination order before a recent case involving an ICU nurse who was stood down while trying to gain an exemption from vaccination
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management