CEO UPDATE
12 April 2021 | 12 Paenga-wha–wha– 2021
A shout out to our Managed Isolation and Quarantine teams Last week I visited one of our managed isolation facilities at the Chateau on the Park. It was a great opportunity to hear first-hand about the experience of staff working in a collaborative cross-agency way to keep our communities safe. Since the 1 July last year more than 16,254 returning New Zealanders have been looked after in Canterbury. There have been plenty of challenges and learnings along the way, and most of these have been well documented in both the media and our own reports. One of the most disappointing themes to come from the team is the ongoing stigma faced by our people who are working at the border – what makes it even worse is the fact that much of it is coming from fellow health care workers.
The team at the managed isolation facilities at Chateau on the Park
During my visit I heard first-hand about all of the infection prevention and control precautions being taken by the team in terms of a scrupulous and extremely high standard of personal protective equipment (PPE) use by everyone working in our managed isolation facilities. Let’s make sure we are all supportive and kind to this incredibly careful and dedicated team.
On my visit I enjoyed meeting with the leads of some of our key agencies including members of the New Zealand Defence Force who support planning and coordination of guest movement and security. It was also great to hear from the hotel managers who are an integral part of the multi-agency operation and who spoke very highly of the Health and Wellbeing team’s contribution to the smooth running of the operation.
In this issue › Regulars – Kōrero ai... pg 5
› Celebration of Oxford Hospital – 101 years of care... pg 8
› New guidelines a first for New Zealand... pg 6
› One minute with... Philomena Petaia... pg 9
› Getting best use out of our hyperbaric medicine unit... pg 7
› Notices – Pānui... pg 10–12
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