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slight increases may be due to the Christchurch earthquake. “We also know through our elective services data that there were more complex procedures completed in the 2011 year.” The figures also show that more than a million laboratory tests were done in Nelson,
GOOD FIT: Rugby World Cup volunteer Angela Aston-James tries her new shirt and hat on for size as the majority of Nelson’s 300 volunteers picked up their uniforms for the tournament. With her is Tasman Mako Riki Hoeata and fellow volunteer Shannon Barz. Photo: Andrew Board.
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it confirms they are still able to help and it adds to the excitement. People want the stuff.” The uniform includes a shirt, pants, hat, ID badge and jacket. Neville says plans for the cup are well on track and he is hoping local folk get right behind it. “This is huge for Nelson and I think excitement is really building now.”
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ille Male says people are starting to get excited about the tournament, which starts in just ten days, and the number of local volunteers coming through has been strong. “We’ve got a total of 300 volunteers and we would have had half of them through on Sunday with another good rush today [Monday]. Seeing them here is great because for one
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The hot new fashion to hit Nelson streets this Spring may not set tongues wagging in New York or Milan, but Nelson volunteer Angela Aston-James reckon they’re spot on. Angela was one of several hundred Nelson volunteers that picked up their uniform on Sunday and Monday for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Workforce Venue manager Nev-
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Nelson Hospital admitted 17,356 people during the last financial year, 9872 of those undergoing the knife for a theatre procedure and 996 babies were born. The statistics, released by Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, show a slight increase in most Nelson Hospital’s Average Day areas, including births (In 2010/2011) and admissions in the Admissions 48 2010/11 financial year. Emergency Dept presentations 70 But outpatient visits and Births 3 meals provided bucked Theatre procedures 27 Laboratory tests 2,794 the trend, both down on the previous year. The figures show that on an average day 48 people - Source: Nelson Marlborough DHB were admitted to Nelson Hospital, with a further 70 up 26,000 on the year before presented to the Emergency and 49,298 radiology examiDepartment, while three ba- nations completed, a slight bies were born. Twenty seven decrease on 2009/10. people had a theatre proce- One number that was only dure on an average day while slightly up on last year was close to 15,000kg of laundry the number of people presented to the Emergency Dewas washed. One significant drop is meals partment. provided which slipped from In 2009/10 financial year an average of 592 a day to just 25,383 people went to the department while a year later 395. Medical Surgical Service Di- just 221 extra people turned rector Peter Bramley says the up.
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