General information
- For information on good nutrition, visit the Ministry of Health website.
Nutrition and physical activity strategy 2015-2018
Nutrition and physical activity strategy 2015-2018
Nutrition and physical activity strategy 2015-2018
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Children aged under 15 months who have not yet had an MMR vaccine | Not immune. Discuss with your GP. |
Pregnant women who are not sure of their immunity | Immune if know have lab confirmed immunity to measles or have had two documented MMR/measles vaccines If unsure discuss with GP |
Children who have not yet had any | Are at risk of becoming sick with measles. Discuss with your GP. |
Children who have only had one dose | If aged under 4 years they are probably already immune. All should have their second dose as soon as possible. Once they have had the second dose, they can be considered to be immune and no longer at risk. Discuss with your GP. |
Children and Adults who have had two doses documented | Are immune No further action required |
Adults born before 1969 | Are considered to be immune No further action required |
Adults born from 1969–1991 | 95% of NZ born are thought to be immune. If you do not have documented evidence of two doses of MMR. Arrange to have an MMR.Discuss with your GP. |
The department provides its services through
The service works closely with General Medicine and Thoracic Surgery specialties at Waikato Hospital, and with the regional cancer services.
It has a research unit with dedicated research nurses.
Waikato Hospital, Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus, Pembroke Street, Hamilton
- Ward A2 Respiratory, Level 2, Acute Services Building
- Respiratory Clinic, Reception F, Level 2, Meade Clinical Centre
- Respiratory & Cardiac Procedures, Reception F, Level 2, Meade Clinical Centre
Waikato Hospital Operator: (07) 839 8899 for all services and departments
Referrals are by general practitioners (GPs) or other health specialists. Non-acute (non-urgent) referrals will initially be seen at a clinic.
Referral forms
From your internet enabled device, open a web browser and browse to the Get Started Page.
You will be shown a welcome screen, click or tap on the Sign Up button
You need to enter your NHI identifier to verify your identity. Click or tap on the words Enter your NHI number and type in your NHI identifier.
Please Note: You need to use CAPITALS when entering your NHI identifier.
Click or tap on the Continue button
Enter The Virtual District Health Board - HealthTap Access Code
To confirm access to The Virtual District Health Board (HealthTap) you need to enter your HealthTap Access code. Click or tap on the words Enter your access code and type your HealthTap Access Code.
Click or tap on the Continue button.
Your email address will be used to log into The Virtual District Health Board (HealthTap) and also get important communication from health care professionals.
If you do not have a personal email address, you will need to create one.
Search email providers on the internet to find one that meets your requirements.
Click or tap on the word Email and type in your email address.
Click or tap on the Continue button.
You will need to provide a password that is at least eight characters long AND includes
Click or tap on the word Password and type in your password.
Please Note: You can click on the “eye” symbol to see the password as you are typing it.
Click or tap on the Continue button.
You will need to retype your password to confirm what you typed. Click or tap on the word Password and retype your password. Click or tap on the Continue button.
As part of the verification process there are some personal details you need to confirm. Click or tap on the appropriate gender button. Click or tap on the Continue button.
Enter your first and last name so your health care professional can know who they are connecting with. Click or tap on the words Your name and type in your first and last name.
Click or tap on the Continue button.
As a further verification please provide your date of birth. Click or tap on MM/DD/YY and type in your Date of Birth (DOB) with the Month first (01 to 12) then Day (01 to 31) and Year (1900-2020).
For example, if your DOB is 4 January, 1975, then it should be entered as 01/04/1975.
Click or tap on the Continue button.
At this point you are successfully verified into The Virtual District Health Board.
Now that you are verified there are some further details to add.
Click or tap on the Change Location button
Click or tap in the search box and begin typing your location to search for, select your location from the search results that display.
Once your location is selected, click or tap on the Change Location button to confirm your selection.
Once your location is confirmed, it is displayed on the location screen. Click the Confirm Location button to continue to the next step.
To receive information tailored to you it is possible to add information about any diagnosed conditions, medications, and allergies.
Answer yes or no and provide details where relevant.
Using Search
You can search for thousands of health topics within HealthTap by clicking the Search tab in the navigation bar.
To help provide tips and checklists you can use, click or tap on the To Do button on the right hand side of the top menu.
Select topics to be provided with tips, checklists, and more!
This amazing app puts you in touch with health professionals when appropriate via your mobile phone or computer. The Virtual DHB app supports video, voice and text chat.
Residents can sign up to the service from 1 June by taking photo ID along to the enquiry desk at Waikato Hospital or to the DHB’s other hospitals at Thames, Te Kuiti, Tokoroa or Taumauranui. To be eligible, people need to be over the age of 18 and be covered by the Waikato District Health Board services.
* Clinicians need to be registered on Virtual DHB before they can be accessed for advice or virtual consultations. Waikato DHB is working with all its hospital services to ensure an increasing range of doctors and other healthcare practitioners are on Virtual DHB by the end of 2016. We are also working closely with GPs about opportunities this service can offer their patients too.
Virtual health is about putting the patient at the centre of their healthcare. It is enabling healthy communities by:
- empowering patients to manage their own health,
- giving patients a say in when and where their healthcare is delivered,
- improving access to timely care for everyone no matter who they are or where they live,
- delivering services closer to home to make it more convenient for patients.
Virtual DHB is one of the key initiatives we are delivering under virtual health.
- It is using technology to allow health professionals and their colleagues the ability to link up with patients over a smart device or home computer wherever they are.
- It creates a patient-centred clinical record that the whole care team can access and is integrated with our Clinical Workstation and GPs' patient management systems.
- It also offers doctor approved health information.
HealthTap is a global mobile health company who
andwe have partnered with.with them for a two year trial.It is the current provider of the platform that we are using to deliver the Virtual DHB and the name of the app that patients and clinicians can download to access The Virtual DHB once they are registered.and register with.
Anyone over the age of 18 who is covered by the Waikato District Health Board services.
From 1 June, people can take their ID to the general inquiries desks at the following hospitals: Waikato, Thames, Te Kuiti, Taumarunui, Tokoroa.
We are starting to sign up Waikato Hospital specialists now, and different services will be coming on board progressively over the next 12 months. Our first was Dermatology and Renal and Cardiology will be next. We are talking to GPs about opportunities this service can offer their patients too.
The system can work on mobile phones or via a landline connection. You can access the system from a PC with a broadband connection. We are working with our telecommunication supplier to address connectivity concerns where we can.
The app is only available on Apple and Android devices, not Microsoft. But on a Microsoft device linked to the internet you can access the system online, just not on an app. You can also access the service on a desktop computer.
We are using a cloud-based service and the system sits in the US. It is held at the highest security level. This service is currently in place for hundreds of thousands of patients in the US and across the world.
Thousands of Kiwis are already using the international version of HealthTap.
We have agreement to use this system from the government's chief information officer.
The patient controls which clinicians are part of their care team, which then allows these clinicians to see the patient records.
While people in NZ can access the answers to health questions that have been asked globally, they will only be able to virtually connect to a NZ registered health professional and not an overseas health professional.
Although the patient records entered into HealthTap will be able to be accessed through the doctor’s Clinical Workstation, we are not placing the health records we currently hold in our Clinical Workstation onto HealthTap.
We are working with providers to make the HealthTap app ‘zero rated’ which means that it doesn’t eat into someone’s phone provider data plan while they have their consultation. But until that happens, yes it will use the data.
They can talk to a doctor over a video chat rather than travelling a long distance to hospital for a short visit, so it’s more convenient.
- They can access trusted health information that has been approved by doctors, rather than relying on Doctor Google.
- They will be able to see their health record and manage their own health more effectively.
- They can book an appointment or send a direct message to their specialist via the app.
- Doctors don’t have to travel to remote rural locations or other hospitals, they can consult with patients over a video link so can see more patients in a day.
- A multidisciplinary team of professionals who are caring for the patient will all have access to the shared care plan and can discuss the patients care with each other.
- Health professionals can also discuss difficult cases with their peers in NZ and around the world, which can lessen the feeling of professional isolation.
Some of the ways the Virtual DHB can be used are:
- Video consultation
- Instant messaging between healthcare professionals
- Email queries from patients
- Appointment booking by patients
- Patient checklists
- Ability to load photos
- Ability for professionals to ask advice from colleagues and opportunities for professional development
- Integration of health records created in Virtual DHB with Clinical Workstation and GP patient management systems.
- Access to health information and resources
- Reviews of helpful apps and websites
Telehealth is another initiative within virtual health. Using Telehealth you still have to come to a DHB Hospital or clinic but with Virtual DHB you can have the consultation without having to travel.
We are facing huge demands in healthcare. We have a rapidly aging population and many patients with long term conditions like diabetes. We also have an aging workforce and a growing shortage of younger health professionals. It's only with innovative solutions that we can meet that challenge of growing health needs, increasing patient demand for a greater say in their health and a declining workforce.
Virtualisation allows us to deliver our scare resources direct to patients and drives patient accountability for their own health.
Short term, low cost accommodation for people who are supporting seriously ill patients at the hospital. Priority to families living more than 100km from hospital.
Free accommodation for people receiving active cancer treatment at the Waikato Regional Cancer Centre (at Waikato Hospital), who live more than 30kms from the hospital.
The following motels are within 10-15 minutes walk to the hospital:
This is a major function of Waikato District Health Board. (The other major function is the direct provision of health and hospital services).
Planning and Funding:
Julie Wilson
Executive Director
Strategy and Funding
Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus, Pembroke Street, Hamilton.
- Level 3, Hockin Building
Waikato Hospital Operator: (07) 839 8899 for all services and departments
Health providers/contractors can contact us at:
Email: support@waikatodhb.health.nz
Ph: (07) 834 3646
Fax: (07) 839 4327
Planning
Strategic planners
Funding
A senior funding manager and performance analysts
Relationships and contracts
Portfolio managers
Brett Paradine
General Manager
Planning and Funding
Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus, Pembroke Street, Hamilton.
Level 3, Hockin Building
Waikato Hospital Operator: (07) 839 8899 for all services and departments
Health providers/contractors can contact us at:
Email: support@waikatodhb.health.nz
Ph: (07) 834 3646
Fax: (07) 839 4327
This is a major function of Waikato District Health Board. (The other major function is the direct provision of health and hospital services).
Planning and Funding:
Julie Wilson
Executive Director
Strategy and Funding
Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus, Pembroke Street, Hamilton.
- Level 3, Hockin Building
Waikato Hospital Operator: (07) 839 8899 for all services and departments
Health providers/contractors can contact us at:
Email: support@waikatodhb.health.nz
Ph: (07) 834 3646
Fax: (07) 839 4327
Planning
Strategic planners
Funding
A senior funding manager and performance analysts
Relationships and contracts
Portfolio managers
Brett Paradine
General Manager
Planning and Funding
Waiora Waikato Hospital Campus, Pembroke Street, Hamilton.
Level 3, Hockin Building
Waikato Hospital Operator: (07) 839 8899 for all services and departments
Health providers/contractors can contact us at:
Email: support@waikatodhb.health.nz
Ph: (07) 834 3646
Fax: (07) 839 4327
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Asthma - Child |
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B | BNP use in Heart Failure Diagnosis |
C | Cardiology Cellulitis Chlamydia Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia |
D | Delirium DVT |
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G | Gastroenteritis - Child
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H | Haemochromatosis and iron overload Headache in adults Hep B immunisation protocal for pregnent women, household contacts and babies of HBsAg positive mothers |
I | Infective endocarditis Guidelines
Resources for your patients
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L | Laboratory tests |
M | Monoclonal gammopathy |
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O | Orthopaedic referral guidelines |
P | Palliative Care
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R | Radiology Renal colic Rheumatic fever
Resources for your patients
Bro'Town Comics
Links
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S | Schistosomiasis guidelines Sleep apnoea Stroke Service Scabies |
T | Transient Ischaemic Attack |
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Map of medicine is an internationally recognised web–based software tool that has evidence-based clinical care pathways covering all major areas of healthcare.
Map of medicine allows clinicians from primary, secondary and tertiary care to access evidence based local guidance and clinical decision support at the point of care. Clinical care maps connect all the knowledge and services around a clinical condition and can be customised to reflect local needs by clinicians looking to support clinical decision making.
All 5 Midland DHBs (Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Tairawhiti and Taranaki) and all of their Primary Health Organisations have collaborated to develop Midland Region NZ clinical pathways.
The trial is now complete and map of medicine is now ‘business as usual’.
Ultimately, map of medicine improves the patient’s journey through primary, secondary and tertiary care.
As usage of map of medicine increases and roll out progresses further, more of the DHB guidelines will be found. If you already have a log in and password, you can access the map using: http://mhn.mapofmedicine.com