The metro Auckland DHBs (Waitematā, Auckland and Counties Manukau) will operate seven community testing centres (CTCs) through the long weekend (24-26 October) to ensure people in the city have good access to a COVID-19 test if they need one. Many …
Read moreFor people who are unwell enough to need to see a doctor with COVID-19 symptoms – Testing is available at Emergency Departments and Whitecross Whangarei every day For people with milder symptoms who would not usually see a doctor for these …
Read moreResidents of Timaru, and surrounding districts are about to get access to free bowel screening with South Canterbury District Health Board joining the National Bowel Screening Programme. Over the next two years around 12,000 people in the region, …
Read moreBrain Tumour Support NZ has announced a series of events across New Zealand to mark the 2020 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week (24 – 31 October). International Brain Tumour Awareness Week is held every year in the last week of October. Throughout …
Read moreSouthern Institute of Technology (SIT) Veterinary Nursing students have been run off their feet by hundreds of furry paws this week, in the Free Annual Pet Health Clinic, with significantly more animals seen this year. At least 150 more pets than …
Read moreThe metro Auckland DHBs (Waitematā, Auckland and Counties Manukau) are boosting COVID-19 testing capacity and community access to testing over the long Labour weekend, 24-26 October. Five community testing centres are confirmed to stay open through …
Read morePositive test results from crew members on board the Sofrana Surville support the hypothesis that the port worker reported by the Ministry of Health on Sunday could have been infected while working on board. The Sofrana Surville had travelled from …
Read moreSpring is the perfect time to be out in the garden. It’s also the perfect time for enthusiastic gardeners to risk unwittingly releasing Legionnaires’ disease from the depths of their potting mix and compost. With 23 cases of the disease already …
Read moreMedsafe has confirmed all codeine-containing medicines will be classified as prescription medicines from 5 November. The Medicines Classification Committee meeting, held on 10 October 2019, recommended the change following a period of consultation …
Read morePrecision Driven Health (PDH) has announced a new research partnership with Manawanui and Nicholson Consulting to learn more about New Zealanders who receive funded disability services in order to inform the development of services that better meet their needs. …
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