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Auckland COVID-19 designated practices and new pop-up
Auckland health authorities have released a list of designated practices, further increasing public options for COVID-19 testing.
Read More »Record testing numbers and new location for central city CTC
Record testing numbersWednesday 12 August was a record day for testing in Auckland with more than 7,800 tests now registered by the city’s laboratories.
Read More »Seven new COVID-19 testing pop-ups in Auckland
Seven pop-up Community Testing Centres (CTCs) opened in metropolitan Auckland this afternoon (12 August 2020) as health officials continue to boost testing capacity following four confirmed community cases of COVID-19.
Read More »Waitematā DHB launches simple low cost surgical implant tracking system
Patients at North Shore Hospital are the first in the country to receive surgical implants that can be tracked by a simple, low cost electronic tracking system.
Read More »Regional service offers expanded high-tech treatment at North Shore Hospital
A new regional interventional radiology (IR) initiative will benefit around 100 patients a month at North Shore Hospital (NSH) – offering an expanded service that reduces the need to travel…
Read More »Record number of Māori doctors in Waitematā DHB Specialist Mental Health and Addictions Services
The number of senior Māori doctors in Waitematā DHB’s specialist mental health and addictions service is set to reach seven – the highest number ever for the organisation.
Read More »Waitematā DHB doctor granted $1 million for research
Waitematā DHB renal doctor Janak de Zoysa has received just over $1 million from the Health Research Council to participate in an international study to improve health outcomes for dialysis…
Read More »Metropolitan Auckland district health boards increase COVID-19 testing capacity; Additional CBACs open in New Lynn and Manurewa
Community testing capacity in Auckland has been rapidly expanded in response to unprecedented demand earlier this week. Read full release
Read More »Waitematā DHB acknowledges its volunteers
Waitematā DHB’s “Green Coat” volunteers were thanked for their efforts during special ceremonies to mark National Volunteer Week.
Read More »Post-lockdown developments at Mason Clinic
Work to expand Waitematā DHB’s Mason Clinic regional forensic psychiatry service in Auckland is well-advanced, with the first in a series of planned new facilities set to open early next…
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