Hawke’s Bay District Health Board - New Zealand Nurses Organisation Strike Action Update 4
Members of New Zealand Nurses Organisation are now back on duty following strike action which began at 7am, 12 July and concluded at 7am today, 13 July.
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Members of New Zealand Nurses Organisation are now back on duty following strike action which began at 7am, 12 July and concluded at 7am today, 13 July.
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is reminding people to choose well for health care when junior doctors go on strike for 48 hours from 7am tomorrow and to leave the Emergency Department (ED) for people requiring emergency or life-threatening care.
Here are some things to know if you plan to visit Hawke’s Bay Hospital by car. Learn more about mobility parking and drop-off areas here. Paid Parking
There is a small fee for parking at the hospital between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.
The infectious diseases team works with patients in hospital with complicated infections. They also run:
Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Treatment or OPAT for the continued administration of intravenous antibiotics on discharge from hospital. Outpatient clinics for the management of HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and other infections.
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s (HBDHB) Public Health Team has been advised by Capital and Coast District Health Board that there is a patient in Wellington Hospital diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).
With over 200km of safe and accessible pathways available across Hawke’s Bay, you can cycle or walk to your heart’s content, whether you are heading to work or an appointment. There are a number of bike parking facilities at various entrances around the hospital for staff and public use.
More people presenting to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in the past 24 hours with a stomach bug has seen the hospital close its Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) to act as an isolation unit for people with the bug.
Hawke’s Bay people are being encouraged to visit their doctor or health professional prior to the public holiday period to update medical prescriptions or get a check-up if they’re experiencing the onset of illness.
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to strike, significantly impacting services at Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa hospitals and Napier and Central Hawke’s Bay’s medical centres.
Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Anaesthetic Technicians, who are members of the Association of Professionals and Executive Employee Inc (APEX), have voted to strike for 24 hours from 7am 5 October until 7am 6 October.