Hawke’s Bay District Health Board will reinstate its no-visitor policy across all facilities from 11:59 tonight in line with the Government’s Alert Level 4 lockdown announcement.

Masks must be worn at all times at Hawke’s Bay DHB sites and will be provided if people don’t have them. Hand sanitiser stations are visible and must also be used.

Changes to services are as follows:
Nursing and Midwifery strikes withdrawn:
The DHB has tonight received official confirmation from NZNO and MERAS unions they are withdrawing strike action which was planned for this Thursday, August 19. The withdrawal is in light of the Level 4 lockdown.

Visitors:
A no-visitor policy across all our facilities is now in place

Emergency Department:
Remains open but no support people or visitors will be allowed unless they have dispensation from the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM).

Renal Patients:
Renal patients need to still attend their dialysis appointments. Please turn up as you normally would to your dialysis appointment

Maternity patients:
Women in labour should follow their care plan as described by their Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) The DHB’s maternity facilities will remain open but closed to visitors. Only one support person with a labouring woman will be allowed onsite

Outpatients and planned surgery:
Most planned elective surgery will be postponed and rescheduled. If you haven’t heard from the DHB assume your surgery or outpatient clinic has been postponed. We will only be contacting the ones whose surgery will go ahead.

Urgent (life-threatening) Acute surgery: 
Will continue as normal.

Gastroenterology:
Appointments will be postponed and rescheduled. If you haven’t heard from the DHB assume your appointment has been postponed. We will be contacting the ones going ahead.

Cancer patients:
Those patients receiving chemotherapy will continue to do so as planned. Please come to your scheduled appointments.

COVID vaccine appointments:
There has been a 48-hour pause on vaccine appointments nationwide. If you have an appointment within the next 48 hours do not turn up to your appointment. This will be rescheduled. More details to come.

Radiology:
All radiology appointments other than those needing acute care have been postponed and will be rescheduled as soon as the DHB is able. A Hawke’s Bay Hospital representative will be in touch with you if you have an appointment already scheduled

Dental:
All appointments will be postponed and rescheduled as soon as we are able. A district health board representative will be in contact with you if you have an appointment already scheduled.

Hawke’s Bay Hospital:
The main entrance to Hawke’s Bay Hospital will be closed and the only entrance will be via the Emergency Department entrance.

City Medical Napier: 
City Medical will be going to phone/online triage before any face to face services. This will continue until Hawke's Bay moves back to Level One.
The doors will be locked. No respiratory cases will be seen face to face. If showing symptoms people should ring in, or dial 111 if an emergency. 
City Medical can: Refer to CBAC for testing, provide phone advice or online Dr consult, and issue scripts and off work letters online.

Wairoa Hospital:
From 11:59 tonight the no visitor policy is in place. 

CHB Medical Centre:
From 11:59 tonight the no visitor policy is in place. 

More information is available from https://covid19.govt.nz/alert-levels-and-updates/about-the-alert-system/

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