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Health Board (ADHB)
Latest News
Monday Start for New Community Laboratory Testing Services
Changes to Auckland’s community laboratory testing
services will take effect from Monday, October 19.
Under the arrangement, 10% of the existing Labtests’ contract will
transfer to Diagnostic Medlab. This will cover laboratory testing
services for private hospitals, private specialists, home visits
requested by private specialists, fertility treatment and rest
homes.
All other community laboratory testing will be provided by Labtests.
Please click on the links below for further information.
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Patient FAQs
Influenza Type A H1N1 (Swine
Influenza)
- Public Information
Information and updates on the current situation are available
at:
Or call Healthline
free 24 hours a day on 0800 611 116.
IMPORTANT
VISITOR INFORMATION
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PLEASE
DO NOT VISIT PATIENTS IF YOU HAVE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS
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IF YOU
ARE NOT WELL AND WANT TO VISIT A PATIENT PLEASE CALL THE WARD
AHEAD OF TIME - IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ACCESS MAY BE
ARRANGED
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OTHERWISE VISITORS SHOWING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
TO ENTER THE WARDS
Auckland
District Health Board (ADHB) is asking members of the public with
flu-like symptoms not to visit patients in hospital.
The request is to protect patients and reduce the risk of spreading
infection and is in line with the Ministry of Health Influenza A
H1N1 virus advice.
Visitors to Auckland City Hospital displaying flu-like symptoms will
not be permitted access to wards unless there are exceptional
circumstances. Anyone displaying symptoms but wishing to visit a
patient must first ring ahead for advice. If their visit is cleared
with the ward charge nurse or hospital duty manager, they will be
asked to wear surgical masks and reduce their visit duration.
ADHB acknowledges that while restrictions may cause some
inconvenience for families and caregivers, its priority is the
health and welfare of its patients and the staff who care for them.
The hospital is instead encouraging an alternative family member or
support person to visit wherever possible.
More information about Novel Influenza A (H1N1) 09 is available by
visiting www.moh.govt.nz/influenza-a-h1n1 or by calling Healthline
on 0800 611 116 for free 24/7 health advice.
Healthy Communities, Quality
Healthcare
Our vision is one of a healthy
population within the communities we are accountable for, who have access to quality healthcare
when they need it.
To achieve our vision ADHB has three key goals that guide all the
decisions we make and the actions we take.
Our goals are to
• Lift the health of people in Auckland City;
• Lead performance improvement;
• Live within our means.
Each year we make significant and consistent progress against our
organisational goals. Perhaps most significant is that we are
‘living within our means’, reporting a better than break-even result
in 2008, while producing more health outputs, an increase in
productivity, improvements in efficiency and better management of
our waiting lists.
These achievements allow us a degree
of freedom to concentrate on new objectives that will continue our
drive to improve health status and reduce inequalities with the
population we serve.
At ADHB we are committed to utilising
resources in the most effective way as we strive for improved health
outcomes. We have a 'whole system' approach which sees our
focus on the community with education and prevention to help protect
our population in healthy lifestyles, to managing people in the
community with chronic conditions through to very specialised
hospital care. This provides a rewarding environment to staff
complimented by extensive research and learning opportunities that
are supported and encouraged by the organisation.
Our organisation is made up of over
9,000 staff - I attribute our success to each and every one of them.
Garry Smith
Chief Executive
Auckland District Health Board
The values of the
organisation
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Integrity |
We are open, fair, honest and transparent in
everything we do |
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Respect |
We care about and will be responsive to the needs
of our diverse people and communities |
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Innovation |
We will provide an environment where people can
challenge current processes and generate new ways of learning
and working |
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Effectiveness |
We will apply our learning and resources to
achieve better outcomes |
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Services in Hospitals; Perspectives on Funding, Casemix and
Management, Please
Click Here.
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