Measles Outbreak Information January 2020

There are just over 1700 cases in Auckland as of January 2020. The peak of this outbreak was at the end of August 2019 and is now well past. The number of new cases is now less than one a day, as compared to several weeks ago when there were about 20 new cases every...

Telephone calls for our nurses – process change

Our nurses are not able to cope with the volume of calls asking to speak to them during the day. This is because they are busy with nursing duties for patients in the clinic and may not be able to return a phone call for many hours. We are aware this is very...

Meningococcal Outbreak Northland

MENINGOCOCCAL W OUTBREAK IN NORTHLAND. The Ministry has sourced enough vaccine (20 000 doses) free only for children under 5 and teenagers 13-20 years who are resident in Northland. This will be given over December as per information outlined here. For more...