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New $220 million surgical hospital supports best care

Today’s announcement of a new $220 million surgical hospital on the North Shore Hospital campus will create significant additional elective capacity to meet the future health needs of the people…

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Board car parking announcement

Waitemata DHB has today agreed to expand on some of the compassionate parking options it currently has on offer. Download full release

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Ake Ake app launch

Cultural app to raise awareness among staff and community.   Download full release

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New research to understand why more Māori die of breast cancer

NZ Herald - A study hopes to better understand why more Māori women are dying of breast cancer than any other ethnicity across the country. . . . .

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First new grad in a decade for Waitemata district nursing service

Nursing ReviewWaitemata’s first new graduate district nurse in over a decade was one of 50 nurses who completed the DHB’s new graduate programme last month. Read More 

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New District Nurse for North Shore

The North Shore District Nursing Team has a special new recruit doing rounds in the community.   Download full release

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Waitematā health board doubles Māori workforce

RNZ- The Waitematā District Health Board has doubled the number of Māori nurses in three years and is set to double its entire Māori workforce. . . read more>>

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North Shore Hospital marks a year of Herceptin treatment

It’s been a year since Michelle Jackson received her first Herceptin treatment - the first patient to ever receive the drug at Waitematā DHB. Download full release

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Waitemata DHB celebrates 2018 Diversity Awards win

An innovative Waitemata District Health Board education programme to overcome cultural barriers in communication with patients has been recognised at the 2018 Diversity Awards NZ. Download full release

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Achieving health equity for our Māori communities

Health equity for Māori communities remains at the heart of a Waitemata DHB recruitment drive for nurses. Download full release 

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