Pestell's ham recall: stores where affected products are sold
New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public to return Pestell's Rai Bacon Company Ltd ham products distributed to selected supermarkets and other retailers nationwide, as they may contain Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
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Five people hospitalised with Legionnaires’ disease in November
Gardeners are being warned to protect themselves against Legionnaire’s disease after five people were hospitalised with the disease in November alone.
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National Safe Sleep Day | Te Rā Mokopuna
National Safe Sleep Day | Te Rā Mokopuna on 4 December is all about promoting safe sleep for babies, so that every sleep is a safe sleep.
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Nelson Marlborough Health District Board Meeting 24 November 2020
Members of the public are welcome to attend the following Nelson Marlborough District Health Board meeting to be held Tuesday 24 November 2020 at 12.30pm, Seminar Centre Room 1, Braemar Campus Nelson Hospital.
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Nelson Hospital Chaplaincy: Information evening
The Nelson Hospital chaplaincy team are holding an information evening about chaplaincy training (beginning February 2021).
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Pop-up asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in Blenheim and Picton next week
Pop-up asymptomatic COVID-19 testing stations will be available in Picton and Blenheim next week at:
- Picton i-Site 12.30pm to 2.30pm – Tuesday 3 November
- Blenheim i-Site 9.00am to 12.30pm - Thursday 5 November
The locations have been chosen for their proximity to workers in the hospitality, tourism, transport retail and service sectors. Members of the public and visitors to the region are also welcome to get tested.
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Privacy Week: Privacy is precious
The focus of Privacy week (2-6 Nov) is on the new Privacy Act 2020 which comes in to force on 1 December.
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Nelson Marlborough Health District Board Meeting 27 October 2020
Members of the public are welcome to attend the following Nelson Marlborough District Health Board meeting to be held:
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Pop-up COVID-19 testing this Friday – no symptoms required
A pop-up COVID-19 testing station will be available in the Wakatu Square carpark in Nelson from 9am until 4pm on Friday 23 October.
“We would like to test people, whether they have symptoms or not, as part of our ongoing testing strategy to ensure we don’t have COVID-19 in our community,” says Dr Nick Baker, Chief Medical Officer for Nelson Marlborough Health.
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Are you ready for ShakeOut 2020?
Our staff will be taking part in the ShakeOut exercise on Thursday 15 October at 9.30am but this will not affect patient care or appointments.
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