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  • Tuesday, 1st July 2008

    Grey Base Hospital receives new OPG X-Ray machine

    The West Coast DHB Radiology Dept at Grey Base Hospital has been very fortunate to recently receive a new piece of equipment courtesy of the Christchurch Radiology Group.

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  • Friday, 27th June 2008

    Investigation into Patient Safety Concerns

    A thorough investigation into patient safety concerns carried out by the West Coast DHB determined that none of the matters that Dr. Forbes raised create risks to patient safety.

    1. The original Report
      [PDF document, size 62 KB]
    2. To the latest investigation document
      [PDF document, size 136 KB]

  • Tuesday, 17th June 2008

    Obstetric and Gynaecology Services at the WCDHB

    From 1 July until 4 August 2008, the WCDHB will not have O&G specialists on site. This situation is caused by a combination of existing commitments, illness and no locum cover being available.

    Arrangements have been made with Canterbury DHB who have offered to assist by providing services in Christchurch. Expectant mothers who are assessed as high risk will be asked to relocate to Christchurch 2 weeks prior to their due date. 

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The West Coast District Health Board Is Seeking YOUR Involvement

Seeking to appoint members to join...

  • the Hospital Advisory Committee and

  • the Disability Services Advisory Committee

9 May 2008

The West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) was formed in 2001 and is responsible for the majority of publicly funded health and disability services throughout the West Coast. The WCDHB also runs the publicly owned hospital and health services.

A District Health Board provides the local communities with the opportunity to be involved with the planning, funding and delivery of health and disability services in the West Coast

The WCDHB covers the area between Karamea in the north and Jackson Bay in the south, and the east to Springs Junction.

The WCDHB has a number of Advisory Committees and is seeking to appoint members to join the Hospital Advisory Committee and the Disability Services Advisory Committee.

Ideally Advisory Committee members must:

  • be able to think strategically
  • be able to make recommendations on competing demands
  • have experience in working with communities including Maori communities
  • independence and ability to recognise conflict of interest situations
  • availability to attend regular (often monthly) meetings and undertake preparatory work
  • be able to differentiate between governance and management

The functions for the Hospital Advisory Committee are to:

  1. monitor the financial and operational performance of the hospitals (and related services) of the DHB; and
  2. assess strategic issues relating to the provision of hospital services by or through the DHB and
  3. give the Board advice and recommendations on that monitoring and that assessment

The functions of the Disability Support Service Advisory Committee are to give the Board advice on:

  1. Provide the West Coast District Health Board with advice on the disability support needs of the resident WCDHB population and
  2. Priorities for use of the disability support funding

Links to the application form, plus additional PDF documents are provided below. Simply select any of these links to download and view them.
For further questions please contact Mark Bowen at (03) 768-0499, Ext. 2780#.

Background Information

Application Form

 

Upcoming Events

Board & Committee Meetings

Committee Date Time Venue When downloadable papers
become available:
Board Fri, 25 July 2008 09:30 am Council Chambers, Westport Wed, 23 July,
by 9:30 am
Board Training Thu, 4 September 2008 10:00 am Boardroom, Corporate Office
Greymouth		 -
CPHAC Fri, 04 July 2008 10:00 am Boardroom, Corporate Office
Greymouth		 Available Now
DSAC Wed, 3 September 2008 1:00 pm Boardroom, Corporate Office
Greymouth		 Mon, 1 September,
by 1:00 pm
HAC Fri, 11 July 2008 09:45 am Boardroom, Corporate Office
Greymouth 		Wed, 9 July,
by 9:45 am

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What's New?

  • Thursday, 3rd July 2008

    CONSULTATION DOCUMENT (RFP)

    Tender for an Aged Residential Care service in Westport

    West Coast DHB is seeking proposals for the provision of an aged residential care service in Westport that would bring together rest home and longstay hospital beds into one facility, and also if possible include dementia rest home beds and supportive housing units.

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Pandemic Influenza
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Newsletters

Westerly

Latest edition released: 7 May 2008

District Health Board Research Fund (DHBRF)

Latest edition released: 19 March 2008

Health and Safety Message

July 2008

Tips for WCDHB Staff
Occupational Health & Safety Policy

  • This Policy is now online:
    View it using this link

>>Read the latest and Archived Health & Safety Messages.

 
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Low Fees
at all
Primary Care Practices

The West Coast DHB has implemented the Very Low Cost Access scheme for patients at all its primary care practices. This helps keep fees very low for people who can least afford primary health care and improve health outcomes for those likely to have the worst health.

Patients enrolled with the West Coast PHO can have a standard consultation in normal clinic hours for the costs below.

  • ZERO fees for children 0 - 5 years
  • $10.50 maximum for children 6 -17 years and
  • $15.50 maximum for all adults 18 years and over.