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The CDHB has apologised for the error and confirms there is no specific timeframe for getting the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. There were no appointments available by June 3, which was what the person taking the call believed was the “cut-off date” for Rowley to get his second shot. Rowley was told that if there were no cancellations before then, he would have to start over with his first jab again, getting a total of three doses. “I was hesitant to have three, and it didn’t make sense.” Canterbury District Health Board Covid-19 response executive lead Ralph La Salle said there was no requirement to have a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine within a certain timeframe.
Cheviot Rest Home is closing after 20 years.
Photo: RNZ/ Rachel Graham
The Cheviot Rest Home s owner said the closure had been forced by a combination of factors, but a key one was the Ministry of Health s broken funding system for rest homes.
The rest home has 14 beds, and for most of its 20 years of operation it had been full or close to, with a waiting list at times.
For the last six months the home has only had five residents, and with the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) only paying for occupied beds, owner Sue Coleman said they could not afford to stay open.
41 surgeries at Christchurch Hospital cancelled after surge of acutely unwell people
18 May, 2021 07:14 PM
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A shortage of beds has forced 41 overnight surgeries to be cancelled at Christchurch Hospital. Photo / NZH
A shortage of beds has forced 41 overnight surgeries to be cancelled at Christchurch Hospital. Photo / NZH
NZ Herald
A shortage of beds has forced 41 overnight surgeries to be cancelled at Christchurch Hospital.
The Canterbury District Health Board has confirmed that the pre-booked surgeries had to be rescheduled last week.
Acting executive director, planning, funding and decision support Ralph La Salle said the hospital was swamped with surgeries that did not require an overnight stay.
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