Friday, 23 April 2021, 3:13 pm
“Keep the Emergency Department for emergencies only”
is the message from clinicians as we head into the ANZAC Day
long weekend.
Cantabrians should expect longer wait
times if they attend the ED at Waipapa today and over the
long weekend, due to higher demand always expected on
weekend days and some unplanned staff sick
leave.
Acting ED Clinical Director Dr Sarah Carr says
it would be incredibly helpful if people make use of
Christchurch’s three urgent care centres if they don’t
have serious emergency needs.
“This will enable
staff to focus on only those who really need emergency care
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 12:52 pm
Twenty people have had cancers confirmed and many others
have had pre-cancerous lesions removed since the National
Bowel Screening Programme started in Canterbury.
Kits
started being delivered in volume in December last year, and
by the end of March 16,705 kits had been sent to people aged
60 – 74 who had recent birthdays. The programme had its
official launch this morning in the foyer of the new Waipapa
building.
The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is easy
and simple to do in the privacy of your own home. It can
detect tiny traces of blood present in a small sample of
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Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 1:50 pm
An easier and more efficient drug testing alternative to
urine samples is now available for the first time in New
Zealand through Canterbury Health Laboratories.
A
saliva drug test, also known as an oral fluid or a mouth
swab drug test, can replace traditional urine tests to
detect recent drug use. Many workplaces use urine tests to
detect drug use as part of their health and safety efforts.
Typically, these are done at specific testing locations to
make sure the sample is correctly gathered and not tampered
with.
Canterbury Health Laboratories Head of
Toxicology Grant Moore says the saliva test offers
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