News and media releases

Specialist mental health and addictions service for Wellington general practices

Published Monday 6 Jul 2020

The Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) has launched a GP Liaison service to provide specialist mental health and addictions advice to general practices across the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, and Wellington regions.

Scam recruitment website

Published Friday 3 Jul 2020

Capital & Coast DHB has been made aware of a scam website for St Genesis Care General Hospital, which encourages health professionals to come and work in New Zealand.

Virtual solutions ensure continued care for older people

Published Wednesday 10 Jun 2020

A new way of working ensured that Aged Residential Care (ARC) residents have continued to receive safe and quality wound care during COVID-19.

Planned surgery - Maori and Pacific patients

Published Thursday 28 May 2020

People placed on a surgical waiting list are treated according to clinical urgency firstly, and then days waiting on that list.

Investigation completed into COVID-19 staff infection

Published Tuesday 26 May 2020

Capital & Coast DHB has completed its investigation into how a registered nurse contracted COVID-19.

Visiting local hospitals under alert level 2

Published Friday 22 May 2020

Patient and staff safety is the top priority for Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs under COVID-19 alert level 2, meaning visitor restrictions remain in place.

New mix of care keeping Wellington mums-to-be healthy during COVID-19

Published Tuesday 12 May 2020

Better use of technology is changing the way the CCDHB community midwifery team are looking after pregnant women.

Expression of Interest – Maternity Consumer Representative

Published Thursday 7 May 2020

Do you have networks with maternity groups, have you used CCDHBs maternity services in the last five years, do you have the ability to take a wider Wellington district view as well as a local community perspective?

Looking out for the disabled community during COVID-19

Published Friday 1 May 2020

Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa DHBs have been improving access to information for people living with disabilities across the Wellington region.

Day-in-the-life of a COVID-19 contact tracer

Published Tuesday 28 Apr 2020

Liz Macdonald from Regional Public Health gives us a glimpse into life for contact tracing teams at the frontline of the COVID-19 response in Wellington.