Canterbury District Health Board
Te Poari Hauora o Waitaha
Dial 111 in a medical emergency
If you need health advice, contact your GP anytime day or night. After hours, a registered nurse will take your call and tell what to do and where to go if you need to see a doctor.
They:
- own and fund public hospitals
- provide and fund health services in the community
- help people with disabilities to live and participate in their communities
- promote and protect the health of the community.
Their main facilities are:
- Ashburton Hospital
- Burwood Hospital
- Christchurch Hospital
- Christchurch Women's Hospital
- Hillmorton Hospital
- Kaikoura Health
- The Princess Margaret Hospital.
Canterbury District Health Board has a full list of their hospitals and health facilities.
There are other dental and community-based health services in Canterbury.
Ministers
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Hon Andrew Little
Minister of Health
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Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Associate Minister of Health
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Hon Peeni Henare
Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health)
Managers
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Sir John Hansen
Chairperson
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Peter Bramley
Chief Executive
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