Statement from David Meates, Chief Executive, Canterbury District Health Board

The Clinical Council was established in 2017 as a vehicle for clinicians to provide a strategic clinical perspective and advice on plans and initiatives important to the people living in the communities being served by MidCentral DHB (MDHB).

Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa released new data showing that daily smoking among students (aged 14-15) has dropped below 2% for the first time. Only 1.9% of students reported daily smoking.

A series of medicine information leaflets for New Zealand health consumers - My Medicines - is being made available in te reo Māori.

Southern DHB and WellSouth are encouraging everyone, regardless of their age or health condition to think about, talk about and share what matters to them for their future health care for Advance Care Planning Day on Friday 5 April.

With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work - in sectors such as healthcare and transportation - we urgently need to understand its health burden (1).

A campaign to raise public awareness about life threatening severe bleeding after an accident has been launched today by New Zealand healthcare company Pharmaco Emergency Care, and is being supported by the Medical Director for St John.

The Northland DHB pilot of their oral telehealth service last month was a success, with clinicians and patients both giving a 'big smile' to Zoom seamlessly connecting patients in Kaitaia with dentists at Whangarei Hospital.

By Associate Professor Mary Breheny

Waikato NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) was kindly donated their first-ever Giraffe Shuttle from The Neonatal Trust.