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Queenstown's fledgling health watchdog says it looks forward to the outcome of a clinicians' forum on the controversial issue of where a diagnostic scanner should go to serve both Central and Lakes districts.

The Southern District Health Board seems to have "no plan" to increase Dunedin Hospital emergency department (ED) staffing, and it feels like nothing is being done until the new chief executive arrives next month, Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) representative and ED specialist Dr John Chambers says.

New Zealand has kept pace internationally with senior doctors' pay, except compared with Australia, Dunedin Hospital emergency specialist and Association of Salaried Medical Specialists representative Dr John Chambers says.

The Southern District Health Board will seek $16.65 million to meet its deficit and fund future capital works.

The Southern District Health Board's hospitals' advisory committee is having a rethink about the frequency it meets, and is recommending it keep meeting monthly.

The childhood immunisation register should be expanded to include general health information as part of efforts to protect vulnerable children, Southern District Health Board member Kaye Crowther told a health committee yesterday.

Why some elderly people do not take up their free flu jab was the subject of a discussion at a Southern District Health Board committee yesterday.

Political parties should reach bipartisan agreement on how much money will be spent on child health services, a draft Southern District Health Board submission on the green paper on vulnerable children says.

The Southern District Health Board has established an advisory committee to guide planning for changes to how the elderly receive care.

The Southern District Health Board's financial outlook for the next six months has slipped, with the board's finance chief forecasting a $10 million deficit.