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NMDHBNMDHB Nurse Scholarship Winners

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board Scholarships have been announced with three nurses awarded $1000 towards further education. The awards are funded by the Nelson Marlborough Hospitals’ Trust and NMDHB Maori Health Directorate. The awards were part of International Nurses Day celebrations that had a theme of “Evidence to Action.”
 
The scholarship awards were open to enrolled, and registered nurses working in the Nelson Marlborough district. The three winners of the Innovation & Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards were:
 
Susie Wendelborn, Speciality Clinical Nurse: Wound Care, District Nursing Service; Marlborough
Carolyn Anderson, Registered Nurse, Nelson Hospital; Nelson/Tasman
Sharon North,  Charge Nurse Manager, Emergency Department Wairau Hospital;  Maori Nurse
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NMDHBGolden Bay Maternity Services

Following a review of the Golden Bay maternity services and consultation with local midwives Golden Bay maternity services will move to a Primary Maternity Service provided by self employed midwives.
 
The self-employed midwives will provide much the same maternity services that are presently supplied through the DHB employed midwives and where required use a primary birthing facility at the Golden Bay Integrated Family Health Centre (IFHC).
 
The IFHC to be established on the existing community hospital site integrates the Golden Bay Community Hospital, Golden Bay Medical Centre, and Joan Whiting Trust Rest Home.
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NMDHBNew Community Persistent Pain Service

Patients with non-cancer persistent pain will soon have a new service to support them to manage their pain.
 
This new service is for patients who have had persistent pain for longer than three months and is not designed for patients with cancer-related pain as there is already a service for this.  The aim of the service is to assist patients with chronic pain which may not be curable, to develop the skills and linkages to live well.
 
Chronic or persistent pain is pain that has lasted for a long time. In medicine the distinction between acute and chronic pain is determined by the interval of time since onset; the two most commonly used markers being three months and six months since onset.
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NMDHBNo Sales from Tobacco and Herbal Products Sting

Retailers made no sales to under-aged volunteers in the most recent Controlled Purchase Operation carried out in Nelson and Marlborough. Nelson Marlborough Public Health Service (NMPHS) put 47 retailers to the test in operations carried out in Nelson/Tasman on April 18 and in Marlborough on April 19. Controlled purchase operations are conducted by Smoke-Free Enforcement Officers using an underage volunteer to ensure tobacco retailers comply with the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 which prohibits the sale of tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age.
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NMDHBNursing Scholarship Awards now Open in Nelson Marlborough

Nominations are now open for the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board Nursing Scholarship Awards. The scholarship awards are open to enrolled, and registered nurses working in the Nelson Marlborough district. The three categories under Innovation & Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards are; Marlborough, Nelson/Tasman and Maori Nurses. The category winners will each receive $1000 to further their education. The awards are funded by the Nelson Marlborough Hospitals’ Trust and NMDHB Maori Health Directorate.
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NMDHBNursing Scholarship Awards 2012

Robyn Henderson, Director of Nursing & Midwifery and Harold Wereta, Director of Maori Health are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2012 ‘Nursing Scholarship Awards’.  These scholarships recognise registered or enrolled nurses who demonstrate Innovation and Excellence in Clinical Practice and will be presented as part of  International Nurses Day activities in Nelson on the 11th May and in Wairau on the 14th May. Any individual may nominate an enrolled or registered nurse for an award.
 
Please see the accompanying nomination form for further details and process – Nominations close on the 3rd May at 9.00am.
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NMDHBTherapy Equipment Needed

Nelson Hospital is desperately seeking the return of therapy equipment loaned to patients when they leave hospital.
Short-term loan equipment is identified by a handwritten number and included shower stools, toilet frames or commodes, bed loops, and crutches. Clinical Service Support Directorate, Service Manager Allied Health, Hilary Exton said, “This equipment is usually loaned out to people for six to eight weeks."
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NMDHBBlenheim to Nelson Health Shuttle Withdrawn after Trial

After assessment of the Blenheim to Nelson Patient Health Shuttle six month pilot the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) has decided to withdraw the service as the usage has not supported a full time service. The five-day-a-week Blenheim to Nelson Health Shuttle will stop on March 30, 2012 after disappointing patronage over the six month trial.No bookings have been taken for travel beyond the end of March.
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NMDHBMarlborough Mobile Oral Health Clinic - Ready to Roll

Marlborough’s Mobile Oral Health Clinic will begin seeing patients next week after a blessing ceremony on Wednesday, 28 March. The official blessing of the new mobile clinic will take place in Havelock. This two-chair mobile unit will treat children from aged 0 to Year 8 at Havelock, Renwick, Seddon, Ward, and Picton Schools, and at Murchison Hospital.  The clinic will treat around 2000 children per year.
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NMDHBInfluenza Immunisation 2012

20 March 2012

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) staff will again have the opportunity to have a free influenza vaccination this year, to protect their patients, families and themselves.

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NMDHBWhooping Cough

The rates of whooping cough notifications have remained steady in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough over the last two weeks. During January there were 95 cases notified to the Public Health Service in Nelson/Tasman and 12 in Marlborough. In February there were 85 cases in Nelson Tasman and 14 in Marlborough. Medical Officer of Health Jill Sherwood said, “Whooping Cough is still in the community and with schools returning we may see increased spread of the disease.
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NMDHBHealth Targets Results Quarter Two 2011/12

 
Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) has improved in most of the six health targets for the period October 1 to December 31, 2011.
 
The biggest changes came in the target that tracks whether people with Diabetes in the district had access to monitoring and treatment. Previous data issues had meant the target results were not accurate. The DHB shows the target is 76% achieved with the highest DHB achieving 81% of target.
 
NMDHB hospitals have consistently achieved a very high ranking in the Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments target reaching 97% of target.
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NMDHBSerious and Sentinel Events 2010/11

Serious falls accounted for six of Nelson Marlborough District Health Board’s (NMDHB) eight Serious and Sentinel Events for the year 2010/11. These eight Serious and Sentinel events came in a year when hospitals in NMDHB saw 26,733 admissions, 45,592 Emergency Department visits, and 144,848 outpatient appointments. Patient falls while in hospital were previously actioned within the DHB’s Reportable Event process. A sentinel event is a type of reportable event that signals the need for immediate investigation and response. The sentinel event process reviews an event and looks for system variations that carry a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome should it re-occur.
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NMDHBLaboratory

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board is satisfied with the laboratory service delivered by MedLab South to date and await further discussions regarding renewing the district’s laboratory contract. NMDHB Chief Executive, John Peters said, “MedLab South is committed to providing laboratory services to Nelson Marlborough and the DHB awaits further talks with MedLab to complete contract negotiations.”
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NMDHBWhooping Cough Declining

The rates of whooping cough notifications have declined over the first two weeks of January in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough but still remain well above usual. Medical Officer of Health Jill Sherwood said, “This is great news, however we still need to be aware that there are cases in the community and if we are not vigilant in getting people treated this could once again increase when children go back to school.
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NMDHBWorkplace Bullying and Harassment Prevention Strategy

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board will not tolerate or condone bullying or harassment in the workplace and has set up systems to help affected staff find information and solutions.
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NMDHBAllied Health Equipment Store Moving

Map of New Nelson Hospital Therapy Equipment Store
Nelson Hospital Therapy Equipment Store is moving to Braemar Campus off Motueka St.

From Monday, December 5 all returns of Nelson Hospital therapy equipment, loaned to patients rehabilitating in the community, will be dropped off at the new Equipment Store on Braemar Campus off Motueka St.

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NMDHBWhooping Cough Warning

The Medical Officer of Health has warned that if someone in a Nelson Tasman household has a persistent cough, and there is a baby in the house under one year old, it is important to contact a doctor immediately.

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NMDHBHealth Targets Quarter One - 1 July 2011 to 30 Sept 2011


Link to Health Target Table
 
Frequently Asked Questions
 
Nelson Marlborough District Health Board has held its position in most health targets over the July to October  quarter.

The DHB has again exceeded the Health Target “Shorter Stays in Emergency Department” and comes in second in the country for this target. This is a measure of the efficiency of flow of acute patients through public hospitals.

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NMDHBWhooping Cough Outbreak More Widespread

So far this month 49 cases of whooping cough have been notified to the Public Health Service from Nelson and Tasman.

 Thirty three of these cases have been confirmed with 16 under investigation.
 

In Marlborough so far in November (22/11) there are six cases with 1 under investigation compared with three cases during October.

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