Fewer visitor restrictions now apply

For visitors to all facilities (effective from and last updated on 16 September 2022)

Some visitor restrictions for all Te Whatu Ora Te Tai o Poutini West Coast health facilities remain in place, but we have relaxed others.

There is still a heightened risk to vulnerable people in hospital and so people must continue to wear a mask when visiting any of our facilities and follow other advice designed to keep patients, staff and other visitors safe.

Kia whakahaumaru te whānau, me ngā iwi katoa – this is to keep everybody safe:

Visitors or support people must not visit our facilities if they are unwell. Do not visit if you have recently tested positive for COVID-19 and haven’t completed your isolation period.

Patients in single rooms may have more than one visitor while patients in multi-bed rooms can have one visitor only per patient to ensure there is no overcrowding.

People can have one or two support people to accompany them to outpatients appointments.

Women in labour in a birthing suite, in Te Nīkau Hospital’s Maternity Ward and in Buller’s Kawatiri Maternity Unit can have the usual support people, subject to space, for the duration of their stay in our facilities.

Eating or drinking at the bedside is at the discretion of the Clinical Nurse Manager. Visitors must not eat or drink in multibed rooms because of the increased risk when multiple people remove their mask in the same space.

Hand sanitiser is available and must be used.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as our staff work hard to protect and care for some of the most vulnerable in our community.

Mask wearing

Surgical/medical masks must be worn at all sites, except in counselling, mental health and addiction services where it’s on a case-by-case agreement with patients. Masks will be provided if you don’t have one. In higher-risk environments, people, including young children, may not be able to visit if they cannot wear a mask.

Any member of the public with a mask exemption is welcome in all our facilities when attending to receive health care and *treatment. Please show your mask exemption card and appointment letter to staff at the entrance. *Treatment includes coming into the Emergency Department, outpatient appointments, surgery or a procedure.

Visiting patients with COVID-19

People are able to visit patients who have COVID-19 but they must wear an N95 mask – this will be provided if you don’t have one.

Other methods of communication will be facilitated e.g. phone, Facetime, Zoom, WhatsApp etc where visits aren’t possible.

You must NOT visit our facilities if you

are COVID-19 positive

are unwell. Please stay home if you have a tummy bug or cold or flu/COVID-19-like symptoms (even if you’ve tested negative for COVID-19).

Te Whatu Ora West Coast Aged Residential Care facilities

Visitors are welcome at our Aged Care Residential facilities, subject to the space available. All visitors must wear a surgical mask.

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Tatau Pounamu Meeting papers for January 2022

Date: 27 Jan 2022
Document Type: Tatau Pounamu Meeting Papers
ID: tatau-pounamu-20220128

Tatau Pounamu Advisory Group meeting papers for 28 January 2022 meeting. Due to COVID-19 restrictions this is held via Zoom video conference meeting.

Tags 2022 committee January meeting papers Tatau Pounamu

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Any DHB seismic reports 2018. EQ prone buildings 2018. Non-structural seismic restraints provided by DHBs.

Date: 28 Jan 2019
Document Type: General information, Official Information Act response
ID: WCDHB-9256

Any DHB seismic reports 2018. EQ prone buildings 2018. Non-structural seismic restraints provided by DHBs.

Tags 2019 Buildings Earthquake January OIA reports response seismic

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Does the DHB have a policy in place regarding the use of smartphones apps for recording and sharing of clinical patient information?

Date: 28 Jan 2019
Document Type: General information, Official Information Act response
ID: WCDHB-9255

Does the DHB have a policy in place regarding the use of smartphones apps for recording and sharing of clinical patient information?

Tags 2019 apps clinical information health targets January OIA patient privacy policy response smart phone

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Number of unfilled vacancies as at November 2018. Impact on Health Targets due to staff shortages. Complaints related to impacts of unfilled vacancies.

Date: 28 Jan 2019
Document Type: General information, Official Information Act response
ID: WCDHB-9247

Number of unfilled vacancies as at November 2018. Impact on Health Targets due to staff shortages. Complaints related to impacts of unfilled vacancies.

Tags 2019 complaints health targets January OIA response Staff vacancies

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