Latest fromHawke's Bay DHB
No backing down for Napier health services protest
A Napier health services protest rally will start on Sunday at 1pm, at the Sound Shell.
Armed robbery at Napier service station, cash taken, staff threatened
Police say the robber had a grey sweatshirt or t-shirt tied around his face or head.
Children's mental health: Services at 'crisis point' as demand surges and staff depart
Mental health providers are struggling to cope with growing need in the wake of Covid-19.
Whanganui DHB boss appointed to new Health NZ role
Health NZ's central region covers around 954,000 people.
Baby suffers seizures, stroke after birth, DHB chastised
A baby was starved of oxygen during birth and suffered a stroke.
Auckland hospital 'imploding': Patient with typhoid fever slept in car due to lack of beds
Hospitals around NZ are being hit by a perfect storm of issues.
Seismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issue
Hutt Hospital is one of many medical facilities deemed at risk of a seismic event.
10,000 allied health workers walk off the job
Today's strike comes after more than 18 months of negotiations.
Crisis point as DHBs grapple with health staff shortages
Thousands of health staff around NZ are off work with Covid, leaving others overworked.
DHB board member roles scrapped three months before term ends
Time is ticking for DHB board members who won't be needed come July 1.
Hawke's Bay Hospital services reduced as Covid-19 outbreak grows
Hospital has had to scale back services and operations, as number of Covid patients grows.
Te Mata School principal says 'systems in place' to prevent Covid-spread
Keep calm, carry on, Te Mata School principal says school prepped
'Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - Reti
Health spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.
Hawke's Bay hits 90% double dose vaccination milestone on eve of new year
Milestone reached on the morning of New Year's Eve but the "mahi doesn't stop just yet".
New Covid-19 case detected in Napier
The case was isolating at home an all known close contacts have been identified.
US doctor asked to take English test to practise in NZ
"I do think it would be very different if my name wasn't Ramandeep Kahlon."
More than 1300 unvaccinated DHB staff stood down
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Nearly 250 Hawke's Bay DHB staff members remain un-vaccinated against Covid
Hawke's Bay DHB middle of the pack for staff vaccinations, with more than 200 without
'They would be devastated': Fears for Flaxmere and Maraenui drive big vaccine push
"Go to them, instead of expecting them to come to you."
Hawke's Bay vaccination campaign to get people to roll up their sleeves
DHB's Ū Tonu initiative urges the region to keep going as national jab day announced.
Hawke's Bay DHB internal network outage resolved, cause being investigated
A DHB spokeswoman said issue was not related to hacking and no patients had been impacted.
'Unacceptable': Disparity in DHB staff vaccination levels revealed
Less than half of all staff at one DHB are fully vaccinated.
Abrupt Covid-19 jab cancellations leave residents 'high and dry'
Social distancing requirements are among the reasons cited by health officials.
Ministry of Health keeps quiet on DHB staff vaccination rates
The deadline for DHBs to know this information was August 31.
'Big concern': Two per cent of inmates at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison fully vaccinated
Prisoner vaccination is well behind the general population.
Health Minister Andrew Little on planned nurses' strike
Midwives and nurses gear up to walk off the job on Thursday.
Midwives strike: Six DHBs cancel non-urgent caesarean births
About 1500 hospital midwives are holding rolling eight-hour strikes this week.