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31 December 2000 2000 Auckland Healthcare Services Limited becomes the Auckland District Health Board. Board members are appointed by the Ministry of Health until the elections in September 2001. Meetings are to be held in public and the media can attend. 25 March 2001 The screening of 'Clares Story' a drama based on Clare Matheson and the Cartwright Inquiry prompts numerous calls about the taking of smears of babies born between 1963-1965. April 2001 Lois Harrison leaves National Women's after 29 years as the hospital's Mortician, she has made sure babies that have died are carefully looked after in the mortuary. 10 April 2001 June 2001 Associate professor John France retires as head of the School of Medicine's Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department. He is replaced by Professor Peter Stone July 2001 The hospital is successful in gaining accreditation for a further 3 years August 2001 Property developer Ken Kells of Rawson 2000 demolishes the old Pitt street St Helens Hospital. August 2001 The report of a study looking at whether there is a link in a cluster of cancer cases in midwives working at National Women's is released. The study did not find a link but is strongly criticised for not including all the known cases September 2001 A new Board is elected to the Auckland DHB following local body elections. This is the first time in over a decade that Boards have comprised elected representatives. The chairman, Wayne Brown, a former engineer and property developer is a government appointment. 4 December 2001 All 7 ADHB General Managers are disestablished as part of the Integrated Change Programme ( ICP) restructuring. The 7 positions are to be reduced to 4 by combining some positions. It is announced that National Women's and the Starship hildrens Hospital will be combined under one Manager 7 December 2001 Farewell to Cathy Handley following the disestablishment of her position. This marks the passing of the last General Manager of national Women's. February 2002 The Domestic Violence Centre gifts a position of Hospital Advocate to National Women's funded by the ADHB, the first of its kind in NZ. Dale little is appointed to the position. March 2002 Lianna De Jong becomes the 3000th mother in the Cornwall suite. Lianna is given a gift to aknowledge the birth of baby Angeline. March 2002 National Women's staff help respond to numerous calls from the public following he media coverage about the 1300 hearts being held in the Green Lane Heart Library. By June there have been 4000 calls to the hotline 29 April 2002 Kay Hyman is appointed 0.5 National Women's and 0.5 Starship joint General Manager position. April 2003 Malcolm Battin wins the National Health Committee individual category of the Inaugural Health Innovation Award 2003 for the Neonatal Head Cooling Cap used at National Women's in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. April-May 2003 Extensive public outcry over the proposed plan to change the hospital's names and have just Auckland City Hospital in anticipation for when the services are amalgamated on the Grafton site. Celebrities from all over the country rally to support keeping the Starship, Green Lane and National Women's names. 30 May 2003 Official closing ceremony for The Cornwall Suite. This is a consequence of the new funding arrangements facilitated by the ADHB and results in a reduced number of beds at National Women's. There is a significant increase in women having their babies at National Women's (20%) transferring to the private Birthcare service in Parnell for postnatal care. May 200 3Childbirth Education classes are started for Somali women to help them understand the NZ maternity service and the services provided at National Women's 1 July 2003 ADHB buildings and grounds are declared smokefree with the exception of patient only designated smoking gazebos, which have been placed temporarily on site until 1 October 2003 when no smoking will be permitted anywhere on ADHB premises. National Women’s
looses the Child Birth Education Contract. Free Child Birth Education is now only available from
Birthcare, Mothers and Midwives Associated and Bethany. Opening of National
Women’s Official closing ceremony for National Women’s. Many ex staff attend this event and share their memories. (see photo album for pictures) 11
October 2004 National
Women’s begins moving women and babies to 19 April 2005 The move of all National Women's Outpatient services to
level 6 of the Greenlane
clinical centre was completed by this date. Services include antenatal
clinic and walkin centre, Colposcopy clinic, Gynaecology
outpatients, Epsom day unit, Fertility Plus, Mammography and Breast
Clinic.
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