Monday 2 March 2015: Doing the right thing every time – no wait, no harm, no waste Improving the health and wellbeing of our community is the fundamental reason our health system exists. The Canterbury health System has continued to focus on the delivery of a clear direction and vision for our health system that includes:
The development of services that support people/whanau to stay well and take greater responsibility for their own health and wellbeing.
The development of primary and community–based services that support people/whanau in the community and provide a point of ongoing continuity (which for most will be general practice teams).
The freeing up of hospital-based specialist resources to be responsive to episodic events, provide complex care and provide specialist advice to primary care.
Our goal is no wait, no harm and no wastage. With this in mind, I have highlighted below two wonderful examples where we are seeing the benefits play through for people in our community.
Our community-based falls prevention programme
The falls prevention programme has benefitted 3,519 patients, with associated flow on benefits tracked in Emergency Department and Hospital admission data
Based on pre-programme admission rates, an estimated 1083 falls-related presentations to ED have been prevented
There were 373 fewer neck of femur (hip) fractures than had been anticipated
Because we provide better post-discharge support following a hip fracture, 86 fewer people died within 180 days of discharge.
Giving priority to an integrated falls prevention programme was a decision based on anticipated clinical and social benefits. Doing the right thing also turns out to be the most efficient and effective use of resources. The community falls prevention programme has saved $18 million over the past three years.
Frail elderly Now to one of our 5+1 priorities: Improving the frail elderly persons’ pathway. Since February 2014 new processes within the frail older persons’ pathway have been introduced to provide more active care and planning with the patient and their family to facilitate early discharge. Clinical teams have redesigned ward processes to ensure daily active board rounds are held, that focus on what it will take to reduce the time a patient wastes waiting, and what needs to happen to get the patient safely home. The benefits are an effective restorative approach to the care of older people, and shorter hospital stays. When measured against expected trends for patients over 75 years old, the average length of stay for people in Assessment Treatment and Rehab (ATR) has decreased by six days. There has also been a reduction of 16 beds and neither of these gains has placed an additional cost on the system and in fact equate to over $4.2million saved. In combination with our ‘can do’ staff attitude and innovative approach the ability to form and build on productive and patient-focused cross health sector partnerships such as the Canterbury Clinical Network is our key point of difference. It is also the foundation for many of our best initiatives. Continues on the following page...
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April Falls next month Now that we’re into March, our April Falls promotion is less than a month away – look out for more information to follow soon. Last week Mary Gordon talked about the new visual cues which will be standardised across our health system. A simple initiative that will help prevent harm to patients under our care. It’s simple and clear and as Prof. Lord Ara Darzi put it, “Innovation lies in the simple stuff.” In both of these examples our health system has made a dramatic improvement to the health and wellbeing of our community. This is, after all, why we all work in health and is the reason why we need the ongoing focus on how we all make a difference. To recap – the three easy things to think about as you go about your work this week: • No wait • No harm • No wastage Have a great week, David Meates
Canterbury Grand Round Date: Friday 6 March 12.15-1.15pm with lunch from 11.45am Venue: Rolleston Lecture Theatre Speaker one: Michael Ardagh Emergency Medical Specialist "Nurses run hospitals and doctors mess them up" - how running our hospitals and improving patient flow is a core part of all of our jobs. Mike Ardagh had the privilege of many years working with NZ DHBs to help improve patient flow and reduce overcrowding. From this experience he has constructed his model for 'best practice' patient flow. He will present this and will conclude, among other things, that all citizens of the institution have a duty to actively contribute to its greater good. Speaker two: Eduardo de Silva “Cervicofacial Necrotizing Fasciitis” A rare polymicrobial infection of the head and neck that can be life-threatening. Early and aggressive surgical treatment and intensive medical care are essential in the management of the condition. Chair: TBC Video Conference set up in: Burwood Meeting Room Meeting Room, Level 1 TPMH Wakanui Room, Ashburton Administration Building, Hillmorton All staff and students welcome. DVD Recordings available on majority of sessions contact Ruth Spearing for details. Next session is on Friday 13 March 2015, Rolleston Lecture Theatre. Convenor: Dr RL Spearing, email: ruth.spearing@cdhb.health.nz
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Monday’s Facilities Fast Facts Burwood It’s goodbye to an old friend at Burwood Hospital as the old kitchen closes and staff move into the new kitchen in the soon-to-be-opened Back of House. Cook Ann Gay says, that while she is excited about the new kitchens, she will miss her old ovens. “I can cook anything in them and have never burnt a thing. They are the best ovens I’ve ever used.” Ann, who hails from Tonga, started as a kitchen hand in the Burwood kitchens 43 years ago. Two weeks into her new job, the cook was sick and after joking that she was sure she could do the job, she was given the chance. “This has become like my second home,” says Ann. “I love my job. If you make good food it makes the patients feel happy, and then they get better sooner. If the staff like the food, then they are also happy.” Ann’s Above: Burwood cook Ann Gay pulls her last tray of pinwheel scones pinwheel scones have earned such a out of the old ovens before they were decommissioned. reputation among staff that there is a collective groan when it’s her day off and they are not on the menu. Ceiling track hoists – at the Design Lab, the traverse ceiling track hoists for the patient bedrooms have been installed in the Burwood high-fidelity mock-up. As pictured, a group of lead users have been clinically testing the design to check for any clash points in the layout and to fine-tune the design. This testing is crucial as the design becomes reality and we seek to provide the maximum benefit of the technology to patients and staff in the new facility. Below: The site fences have also been dismantled around the Back of House building this week, opening the new facility up to view.
Above: The photo shows CDHB project facilitator Dale Kennedy (in the sling) and product specialist Ian Wylie.
Christchurch At Christchurch Women’s Hospital, the glass canopy at the front of the hospital has now been removed and normal pedestrian and vehicle access has been restored. The Front of House user group reviewed a mock-up at the Design Lab this week of the proposed main reception and foyer of the new Acute Services building. The mock-up included the main reception desk, the café, lifts, seating area, the mezzanine level above, and the building’s structural columns, to get an accurate idea of circulation. The group felt that the reception desk could be reduced in size to improve traffic flow between the desk, lifts and seating area.
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Bouquets Ward 28, Christchurch Hospital This is for all the staff on ward 28. I was so well looked after. Each and every nurse I was assigned treated me with such care and dignity. I always felt like I was treated by the best of your staff, from surgeon, to tea lady and cleaners. You have the best staff on ward 28. The Bone Shop, Christchurch Hospital Having broken a bone in my foot I was referred to the hospital and just wanted to say my experience was fantastic. From the helpers and orderlies, to reception, x-ray, nurses and doctors. They all provided exceptional care. Hugely appreciated when in such pain. Big thank you to you all. Surgical, Assessment and Review area (SARA), Christchurch Hospital Absolutely awesome! Everyone is so compassionate, supportive and very caring. Thanks so much for all the care you extended while my husband was in hospital. Nurses, surgeons (particularly) and all the staff are all brilliant. Ward 18, Christchurch Hospital Individual nursing care on ward 18 has been exceptional. Emma and Seewon in particular. They have been interested in what the family can contribute. Co-operative care, communication and have a collaborative approach. Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department Lovely treatment from Dr Sarah Carr, so much appreciated. All the reception staff also wonderful. Thanks guys. Ward 28, Christchurch Hospital I have been on ward 28 for 13 days now and this is to compliment the absolutely most wonderful tea lady on our ward, Lorraine… She made my ordeal so much better as she was always a ray of sunshine whenever on the ward. That lady made everyone’s stay better and is one of your greatest assets as an employee. She helped me and my husband so very much. I could never repay her kindness. Ward 18, Christchurch Hospital Overall very impressed with the food, service, healthcare and attentiveness of all the staff. Staff were always very polite, patient and considerate. I don’t have any complaints! Christchurch Hospital No one needs to complain about the treatment around here, you all do an amazing job. Yes there have been moments, but I know you do your very best. Above all, we are all human. Good work. Ward 28, Christchurch Hospital Brilliant staff. Thank you. Caring, loving and empathetic. Ward 11, Christchurch Hospital I just had to undergo a major surgery where I have now stayed for 10 days on ward 11. The nurses are absolutely incredible people. Always happy, friendly, polite and kind, with reassuring information. My stay was a terrifying concern at the beginning but I was treated as a real person with an individual lot of problems, and not just another number. The nurses that looked after me were only pleased to help and reassure every concern I had. They’re always such a pleasure to have come into my room, even if I was feeling unwell or in severe pain… they are only happy to help. I can’t say enough to compliment them all. Wonderful people, who do so well in their jobs. Ward 17, Christchurch Hospital Firstly I would like to say thank you for the total care I have been receiving over the past six months whilst suffering from Diverticulitis which in several instances I was admitted to hospital. My recent admission was through the Emergency Department. The staff who attended me were very courteous and extremely professional. I was admitted to Ward 17. The House Officer Joshua Wood and this team for Consultant Birgit Dijkstra was absolutely amazing. They had a very polite bedside manner which was a pleasure to see from young doctors coming through. Well done to the team. Monday 2 March 2015
Nurse Practitioners dedicated group who want to make a difference Family Planning nurse practitioner Sandie Halligan was the first nurse in New Zealand to have Nurse Practitioner (NP) status in sexual and reproductive health. Doing her clinical Master’s degree and completing her portfolio while working full time was challenging but she kept focused on her end goal to be able to practice more freely and independently meet the needs of clients. “Expanded clinical practice and being able to offer clients nurse-led expanded care is the best part of being an NP, Sandie says. “I enjoy the clinical work and helping people within an area of practice that can be sensitive at times is immensely rewarding”. Sandie has worked at Family Planning for 21 years, and has been a manager and nurse advisor in addition to her nursing work over that time. She has been in the role of NP for the last three years, and treats and manages her own patients, doing assessments, diagnoses and prescribing medications in the area of sexual and reproductive health. While she does see men about sexual health issues, most of her clients are women. She manages primary care level gynaecological problems and refers to specialists when necessary. She was fortunate enough through her NP training to know there was a position available for her when she was endorsed by the Nursing Council as a NP. Sandie describes NPs as a group of nurses who want to make a difference. Along with other NPs, she has established a support group for new NPs and for registered nurses who are on the NP pathway in Christchurch. They meet once a month to discuss NP development, clinical issues and provide peer support for each other. An NP is a registered nurse who has completed postgraduate education (a clinical Master’s degree) and training in a specific area of practice. To become an NP a registered nurse must meet both academic, advanced clinical practice requirements, including practicums, and supervision. There is a formal process that all NP applicants must complete and if successful then the Nursing Council of New Zealand will formally endorse the applicant as an NP and the individual is then entered onto the NP register. NPs provide a wide range of assessment and treatment interventions, including differential diagnoses, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, and administrating therapies for the management of potential or actual health needs. They can prescribe medicines within their specific area of practice. Since the role was introduced in New Zealand in 2001, increasing numbers of NPs have started working across a range of specialties. There are NPs in over 40 countries, including Australia, Ireland, England, the USA and Canada. Right: Sandie Halligan Friday 142 March Monday March 2014 2015
Celebrating 40 years When Selwyn Munro started at Ashburton Hospital he was thrown in the deep end. Forty years on, he’s still keeping his head above water as the go-to man for supplies. Selwyn started at the hospital on February 19, 1975 as an enthusiastic young 22 year old. To this day, he’s still smiling and still has a lot he loves about his job. “Things have changed a lot since I started but the thing I enjoy most is actually dealing with the public. “That side of things has got bigger with more patients on the books and I’ve got to know some people really well,” he said. Back when he started, he was the van driver/store person—quite a leap from his start in the Army, where he was for four years before he left for family reasons. “In those days, the stores used to be spread all around the hospital. We had things in the maternity basement, under the laundry ramp and even had an old coal bunker where we used to have things. “You had to buy a years’ worth of stock in those days,” he said. The stores also had a stint in an area behind the old Outpatients building, before moving to the current building, which incorporates accounts and maintenance. It was purpose built 27 years ago to accommodate the large amount of stock. These days, we only need to order one or two weeks in advance. Despite all the changes, Selwyn still loves his job and said he wouldn’t get out of bed every day if he didn’t. “I think this is one of the best teams in New Zealand to work for. At the end of the day, we all work towards the common goal of helping our patients. I see a huge variety of people in this job and get to know people quite well,” he said. Part of getting to know people has seen him be a part of the social club for many years now, and some of his best memories have come from activities, events and mystery trips organised through the club. Despite the fun, he admits he won’t be here forever, but will take great memories with him when he eventually retires. “It’s been a fantastic journey and it’s such a great team environment in Ashburton.”
Right: Selwyn Munro
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Hand Hygiene - Update There has been significant activity from all parts of the organisation to promote the correct practice for hand hygiene. The CDHB Hand Hygiene Governance Group has been focusing on individual ownership and is progressing the actions shown in the driver diagram table below:
Aim
Hand hygiene practice is >80% as measured by Gold Auditor programme
Drivers
Actions
Local leadership improves hand hygiene practice
Leaders have hand hygiene on the improvement agenda. Leaders focus Improvements on hand hygiene. Leaders act as role models. Leaders ensure local hand hygiene monitoring and improvement occur.
Correct hand hygiene is the social norm
Staff reinforce high hand hygiene standards. Hand hygiene results are posted in areas. Staff support each other to sustain hand hygiene standards. Peer review include hand hygiene performance.
Work processes/ environment support appropriate hand hygiene practices
The 5 moments are made relevant to the work environment. All relevant education includes hand hygiene practice.
Staff are knowledgeable about how the 5 moments apply in their work area
Work process/flow is ‘lean’ so hand hygiene can be sustained. Appropriate hand hygiene product is available. Restocking of product occurs as per plan and is monitored.
By using a multi-pronged approach centered on monitoring and providing feedback in local areas by local teams, health workers who work directly with patients will be able to drive improvement and make correct hand hygiene part of everyday practice. A Gold Auditing programme is being established to ensure all inpatient areas and clinics with invasive procedures have local audit results. A base line audit is underway and thereafter follow-up audits will be scheduled annually. High risk wards such as ICU, the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and perioperative are mandatory areas for auditing as part of the National (Gold Auditing) Hand Hygiene Programme. A different sample from different wards across CDHB is also included for each audit period. The interim Hygiene results as at 18 February 2015 for CDHB is 72 %.
This is an increase of 9 % over the previous audit period It meets the current NZ National Hand Hygiene compliance rate of 70% The national compliance rate will be increased to 80 % from June 2015 and we will need to further improve to, and maintain a higher standard.
Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections, making it a key patient safety priority within the health sector. International evidence is clear that improved hand hygiene practices help reduce healthcare-acquired infections, including antibiotic-resistant infections within hospitals.
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Results from interRai database New results from CDHB’s interRAI database may help improve care for older people by enabling a better prediction of outcomes for older people says CDHB Geriatrician and Senior Lecturer, University of Otago, Christchurch, Hamish Jamieson. Hamish analysed the Changes in End Stage Symptoms (CHESS) score from the first 1700 Canterbury DHB interRAI assessments and found they incrementally predict mortality. For example, a person with a CHESS score of zero had a mortality risk of 20 per cent over two years. Contrastingly a CHESS score of four resulted in a 60 per cent mortality and a CHESS score of five resulted in an 85 per cent mortality in the two year period. The results were statistically significant. “The ageing population offers multiple challenges and we are dealing with comorbidities in and combinations of conditions that we have never seen before,” he says. Utilising reliable and valid predictors of good and bad outcomes in older people can help assist planning and in delivering better Above: Hamish Jamieson. care to patients. Data came from the standardised national assessment for all older people requiring services or residential care, known as the international residential care assessment instrument (interRAI). CDHB has led the New Zealand pilot of this initiative. Now the national roll-out is almost complete, approximately 75,000 interRAI assessments (which take 90 minutes) will be performed annually in New Zealand. “Data from these assessments will be available to clinicians and will provide important information to help optimise care of the elderly. Results such as this may help improve care for the tens of thousands of older New Zealanders who will be having an interRAI assessment each year” says Hamish. This is the first time the CHESS score has been analysed with New Zealand data. The results are pleasing in that they are broadly similar to those reported in Canada and the United States. Further work will involve some of the clinical assessors who perform the interRAI and will compare outcomes between New Zealand and other counties.
Want to know more about PICS? The next Open Office is at the Christchurch Campus Subject: Patient Information Care System (PICS) - drop in to our Open Office Session at Hagley Outpatients When: Thursday 5 March 2015, 10:30am Inpatients; 12.30pm Outpatients Where: Burwood Spinal Seminar Room Whether PICS is new to you or you have been to a demo or an open office before, anyone who has any questions or would like to know more is welcome. In this informal setting, we can give your questions individual attention. Each session lasts about 90 minutes including time for questions.
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One minute with… Una Dohrman, Ward Clerk, Ward 26 What does your job involve? For the past ten years I have been a Ward Clerk. It is a busy role but I love my job on Ward 26. I have a wide range of duties within the administration and reception area. This involves dealing with endless telephone enquiries, liaising with patients and visitors, and assisting my colleagues to help keep the ward running smoothly. There is a constant flow of patients’ notes to be filed and forms to be kept in order.
Why did you choose to work in this field? I enjoy working in a hospital environment. My first employment when finishing school was in hospital administration and I am so glad to have another opportunity to work in this area again.
What do you like about it? I enjoy being part of a busy team and I am made to feel a valued staff member.
What are the challenging bits? To remain calm and under control when things are getting out of control! Sometimes there are so many things happening at once. Also I have to know everything and know where everything is!
Who do you most admire in a professional capacity at work and why? All my colleagues who do such an amazing job day after day, and with a special mention to our wonderful Charge Nurse, Sally Braycotton.
The last book I read was… Big Girl, by Danielle Steel. A quick, easy holiday read.
If I could be anywhere in the world right now it would be… Somewhere warm…white sand…blue water. I`m thinking Perth.
My ultimate Sunday would involve… Family, friends, a nap, a good book, and a walk with Bella, my dog.
One food I really dislike is… Kidneys, liver, any offal - no thank you.
My favourite music is… A bit of everything, but I particularly enjoy 60`s music. Right: Una Dohrman If you would like to take part in this column or would like to nominate someone please contact Naomi.Gilling@cdhb.health.nz. Monday 2 March 2015
Ashburton Hospital in 1910 A copy of this postcard was recently brought into Ashburton Hospital, having been found among some belongings of a local elderly gentleman. The postcard was originally sent within the North Island and depicts the hospital in 1910.
Cochrane Protocol and Analysis workshops If you have ever thought you would like to complete a Cochrane Interventional Systematic Review this is a training opportunity for you. Cochrane New Zealand is running the Cochrane Protocol and Analysis workshops for interventional systematic reviews in Dunedin on 24 and 25 March at the Dunedin Museum. Contact v.jordan@auckland.ac.nz for more information and a registration form. These workshops are free of charge for those intending to complete a Cochrane systematic review but spaces are limited to 25, so send in your registration ASAP. Please note: These are workshops and some of the sessions provide an opportunity to work on the review you wish to write, so you must have a review subject that you can work on during these sessions. If you have any questions contact: Dr Vanessa Jordan PhD, New Zealand Cochrane Fellow, Cochrane New Zealand E-mail: v.jordan@auckland.ac.nz
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Staff Wellbeing Programme: Be Active – Over 20 classes a week running at main DHB sites Yoga / Pilates / Zumba
Physical activity – Yoga/Pilates/Zumba Mindfulness sessions
Visit the Staff Wellbeing Programme intranet page for details Andy Hearn Staff Wellbeing Coordinator Canterbury & West Coast DHB Phone: 03 337 7394 Ext: 66394 Mobile: 027 218 4924 andy.hearn@cdhb.health.nz
Free earthquake support coordination service Earthquake Support Coordinators are available to help people and their families directly affected by the Canterbury earthquakes. Earthquake Support Coordinators can: Support you to work out what needs to be done for you, your family and/or a family member and make a plan Provide relevant information Support connection with relevant services Coordinate meetings between you and the experts. More information
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International Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Conference Christchurch, New Zealand 10 – 12 May 2015 Stroke Rehab: From No-Tech to GoTech The conference will include a total of five keynote addresses and one panel discussion, covering principles of neuroscience and neural recovery, clinical research and commercialisation. The conference is open to all clinicians, engineers, physiologists, and students with an interest in cortical, corticobulbar or corticospinal rehabilitation. With an emphasis on emerging technology into rehabilitation practices, this conference will provide a wide range of educational offerings that cross multi-disciplinary boundaries but also target the needs of subspecialties in stroke rehabilitation. More information
Leaving a Professional Legacy All Day Workshop Aimed at health professionals who have retirement in their 5 to 10 year plan. Facilitated by registered social workers Penny Maher and Virginia Wright. Date: Friday 20 March 2015 starting at 8.30am Venue: Ranui House, 1 Cambridge Terrace Morning workshop will feature Ken McMaster facilitating a session to bring inspiration and refreshment to your practice. Ken McMaster, (BSW, MSW (Hons), CQSW, MANZASW) Ken is passionate about best practice and enhancing the skill sets of people working with people. Extended lunch break includes ‘Something For You’ A choice of one 30 minute lunch time activity lead by experts in their respective fields. - How to make the most of your lunch time walk - Putting together a special posy of flowers from the garden - Cuticle tidy and finger nail paint - Special activity (fine weather only) “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Afternoon Workshop facilitated by Penny Maher and Virginia Wright. Group work focusing on what is your legacy? What goals do you have for your practice in the future? All refreshments and lunch included. Cost $200.00 Enrolments and queries to penny.maher@cdhb.health.nz Monday 2 March 2015
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February 2015 Issue #50
February 2015 Issue #13 The National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) has released a new, free online learning module on the human papillomavirus (HPV) on the Ministry of Health’s Learn Online website...read more.
Error prevention strategies Having identified adverse drug events or near misses in your organisation, what can you do to prevent future incidents? Hospitals commonly use root cause analysis methodology to identify causes and contributing factors of significant adverse events. Does your organisation review significant adverse drug events?...read more.
Also in this issue:
Also in this issue:
The importance of meeting blood spot card transit standard times BSA health education resources being reviewed Happy 50th Screening Matters! New immunisation videos for Year 7 and 8 students Robyn Blue joins NCSP
One steps for medication safety Safe use of opioids collaborative Oral chemotherapy outpatient/discharge prescribing and dispensing in the community Azithromycin/Azathioprine Upcoming events
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Department of Psychological Medicine University of Otago, Chch & SMHS, CDHB Clinical Meeting Date / Time: Tuesday 3 March 2015, 12:30pm – 1:30pm Venue: Beaven Lecture Theatre, 7th Floor, School of Medicine Building
Title: “Rehabilitation of Mood Disorders” Presenter: Professor Richard Porter Chaired by: Professor Richard Porter
Special notes These meetings will be held on a weekly basis (except during school holidays). A light lunch will be served at the School of Medicine venue from 12 noon. Psychiatrists can claim CME for attending these meetings. The sessions will be broadcast to the following sites: For PMH attendees the venue is the Child, Adolescent & Family Inpatient Unit, Ground Floor.
Access is from the main reception at PMH. For Hillmorton attendees the venue is the Lincoln Lounge, Admin Building, Hillmorton Hospital
The dial in address is: Psych Med Grand Round. If you have difficulties dialling in please call 0800 835 363 to be connected.
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Have you recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes? Volunteers are needed for a study investigating the relationship between gut bacteria and glucose tolerance. The research findings will help to develop future dietary interventions to change the gut flora of people with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes to a healthier profile. We are seeking individuals who have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes within the last three months. Participation in the study will involve recording what you eat for four days and attending a single appointment of approximately one hour during which we will do simple measurements, take samples and provide you with dietary advice at your request. You are also invited to take part in another study looking at new biomarkers for diabetes during the same visit if you wish. If you have any questions about the study or if you would like to participate in the study please contact: Renée Wilson, renee.wilson@cdhb.health.nz ext 81586.
Event accessibility for people who are disabled The Christchurch City Council is doing a survey on what events people who are disabled go to and what would make them more accessible. Please complete this 5 - 10 minute survey by clicking the link below by Friday 06 March 2015. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9ZYKCQG If you or your clients find it hard to access the internet please complete the hard copy attached. Please assist anybody with a disability you know who might like to complete the survey. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact: Rachel Mullins Inclusive Communities Coordinator Community Support Unit Ph 941 8210 Mob 027 266 0771 Email: rachel.mullins@ccc.govt.nz Web: www.ccc.govt.nz
Mondayisation of Public Holidays In January last year the Holidays Act was amended to enable Waitangi and ANZAC public holidays to be “Mondayised” (i.e. transferred to the following Monday). This means that if Waitangi Day or ANZAC Day fall on a Saturday or Sunday: If you would not be working on that Saturday or Sunday, the public holiday must be treated as falling on the following Monday. If you would be working on the Saturday or Sunday the public holiday must be treated as falling on the day. Celebration of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day will still occur on the actual holiday date. This change will come into effect for the first time this year when ANZAC Day falls on Saturday 25 April. Read more about the legislation on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s website.
Family home parents needed in Christchurch Child, Youth and Family Service (CYFS) are looking for live-in family home house parents CYFS are developing their family home programme in Christchurch and are looking for house parents to join their team. House-parents live-in their family home and create a home environment that is safe and nurturing for children and young people to stay in while other planning happens. They want houseparents who enjoy being part of the team, alongside their social workers, to support the children and young people on their journey. This is a live-in role that comes with financial support, training, 24/7 response, annual holidays, and on a monthly basis weekend relief. For more information email dyanne.bensley002@cyf.govt.nz or call 03-9614144.
Moving and handling conference 6 May – Christchurch (Rydges Hotel) A unique opportunity for anyone involved in moving and handling (patient, manual and material handling) to attend and participate. A must for health, aged and residential care, education and emergency services. Call For Papers Submit your abstract of no more than 300 words to secretary@mhanz.org.nz by 20 March 2015. For more details see www.mhanz.org.nz View the conference brochure.
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