Health Services at Waikato DHB
To help protect patients, staff and the community while we all respond to COVID-19 in our communities we are making some important changes to how our facilities operate.
CLINIC APPOINTMENTS AND PLANNED SURGERY
Acute and urgent care will continue to be delivered as normal, as well as time critical procedures and clinic appointments.
If you had a surgery date or a clinic appointment that was postponed or changed to a virtual consultation you will have been contacted directly to inform you of this.
If you haven’t been contacted and you are unclear about your appointment contact the booking clerk phone number on your appointment letter.
If you have any concerns or believe your procedure is urgent, please do contact the clinic you are booked with to confirm your appointment status before visiting our facilities.
RESTRICTED VISITING FOR ALL WAIKATO DHB HOSPITALS
Visitor restrictions remain in place at this time. Please see our Visitor Policy page for full details.
For those unable to visit, we encourage use of mobile phone or digital technology to keep in contact with your loved ones.
KEEP OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR EMERGENCIES
A reminder that our emergency department remains open. However, please do ensure this is used for emergencies only.
Anyone needing immediate or urgent help should seek medical care by calling 111 for an ambulance or going to their nearest hospital emergency department.
If you or a whānau member has a condition that is not urgent or severe :
Phone your GP for an appointment or
Call Healthline 0800 611 116 for free 24 hour health advice. They will tell you
the best place to go.
If you have COVID-19 and start to feel worse or have general COVID questions:
o Call the COVID Healthline for free on 0800 358 5453, 24 hours a day or visit the Unite Against Covid website.
For any Waikato DHB-related queries please call toll-free 0800 276 216
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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36.2% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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63.8% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
New Hamilton Maccas aims to be NZ’s number one
The white cross adorning the former Gateway Church on Victoria Street will soon be replaced by the golden arches of fast food giant McDonald’s.
And the owners are pledging to make the restaurant the number one Maccas in the country.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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