Safety is being put at the forefront for Hawke's Bay District Health Board employees who work in the community.
The HBDHB is rolling out personal safety alarms to its community-based teams to provide an additional safety net for health professionals often working alone.
HBDHB Business Systems Analyst Rudi Lategan said the technology provides real-time comfort should staff ever feel vulnerable and unsafe.
"If something goes wrong and they feel unsafe or need emergency support, they can activate an alarm which is picked up immediately by our 24/7 call centre team," Lategan said.
"At the beginning of a shift staff essentially activate a 'session' or time period of their shift. When they arrive at a location they can simply press the button once to check-in, which pinpoints their location on a map."