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Every person who uses health and disability services has rights. The organisations and people who provide health and disability services have duties. These rights and duties are clearly set out in the Code of Health and Disability Services - Consumer Rights.
Your family doctor will refer you to the rheumatology service for review of conditions involving the joints, muscles and bones. Your visit may occur at Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital in Hastings, or at Napier Health.
Self-care is the best choice to treat minor illnesses, ailments and injuries. A range of common illnesses and complaints such as aches and pains, cough, colds, upset stomachs and sore throats can be treated with over the counter medicines and plenty of rest.
Hawke’s Bay Hospital is facing unprecedented demand on hospital services, especially acute surgeries, forcing it to cancel some elective surgeries over the coming days.
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.
Hawke’s Bay women who have suffered from breast cancer and undergone breast reconstruction will no longer need to travel outside of the region to have cosmetic Aerola tattooing.
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members have rejected the revised pay offer from DHBs and given notice of industrial action. Nursing, midwifery and healthcare assistants covered by the NZNO Multi Employment Collective Agreement (MECA) have issued notice, to all district health boards, of a full withdrawal of labour.
Information about a number of communicable diseases, their signs and symptoms, treatment etc :
Campylobacter
Chikungunya
COVID-19
Cryptosporidium
Dengue Fever
Diphtheria
E Coli
Gastroenteritis (also known as gastro, D&V or tummy bug)
Gastroenteritis in children
Giardia
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Haemophilus Influenza Type b (HIB)
Hepatitis A
Legionellosis (also known as Legionnaires Disease)
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Malaria
Measles
Mumps
Meningococcal disease (or resource in 9 languages available at HealthEd)
Norovirus
Pertussis
Rheumatic Fever
Rubella
Salmonellosis
Scabies
Scarlet Fever
Shigellosis
Slapped Cheek (also known as Fifth…
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board takes great care to ensure the privacy of your health information is respected.
Immunisation is one of the most effective ways of helping people stay well and free from many diseases. It is recommended by the World Health Organization, the New Zealand Ministry of Health and medical authorities. There is information here about the National Immunisation Programme.