News and Notices

New stop-smoking services aim for success

Posted in News & Notices; Posted 7 years ago

Two new free stop-smoking services are now available to all smokers in the Nelson Marlborough region.

Prioritising better physical health for addictions clients

Posted in News & Notices; Posted 7 years ago

People being treated for alcohol and drug addictions will benefit from a new electrocardiography (ECG) machine recently purchased for Nelson Marlborough Health’s addictions clinic.

Technology to the rescue for hepatitis C sufferers

Posted 7 years ago

People with hepatitis C across the top of the south will benefit from a new mobile FibroScan machine used to measure the health of their livers.

Weaving and learning for the sake of mokopuna ora

Posted in News & Notices; Posted 7 years ago

A series of wahakura wananga (workshops) brought health professionals together to weave wahakura (traditional Maori bassinets) and discuss smoke-free initiatives and SUDI prevention.

Community Health Meetings

Posted in News & Notices; Posted 7 years ago

Join Chief Executive Peter Bramley and primary care partners at one of our community health meetings over the next two weeks.

International Nurses’ Day, 12 May: A voice to lead

Posted 7 years ago

International Nurses’ Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.

Poems reflect key points in patients and nurses lives

Posted in News & Notices; Posted 7 years ago

Two poems written by nurses in the Nelson Marlborough region are included in Listening with my heart: the poetry of Aotearoa New Zealand nurses. The collection of around 30 poems by nurses will be launched on 12 May, International Nurses’ Day.