New Associate Chief Medical Officer appointed at Waitematā DHB
Nineteen years have passed since Dr Andrew Old’s classmates at the University of Auckland honoured him with the Good Samaritan Award. Read full release
Read More »Telehealth pod helps doctors maintain patient care during COVID
A soundproof pod equipped with digital technology is allowing doctors at Waitematā DHB to connect with patients and hold confidential consultations that would otherwise have been postponed during the COVID…
Read More »Tōtara Haumaru - new hospital update August 2020
Keeping the North Shore Hospital community informed about developments relating to Tōtara Haumaru. Update here
Read More »Community podiatrists learning new skills from Waitematā DHB specialists
Waitematā DHB is teaming up with community-based podiatrists to provide specialised care for people with diabetes-related foot problems. Read full release here
Read More »Waitematā, Auckland, and Counties Manukau DHBs continue COVID-19 outbreak measures – delay some planned care, move to virtual where possible
The three metropolitan Auckland district health boards (DHBs) will continue with measures that have been in place since Monday 17 August in response to the current community outbreak of COVID-19.
Read More »Waitematā, Auckland, and Counties Manukau DHBs delay outpatient appointments and planned care, move to virtual where possible
From Monday 17 August, the three Auckland metropolitan district health boards (DHBs) will postpone some face-to-face planned care appointments or move to virtual appointments where it is appropriate to do…
Read More »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.
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