Bill's passage welcomed
Bill's passage welcomed
Parliament has passed legislation under urgency to pay health and disability sector workers the minimum wage for sleepovers.
Elspeth McLean
Where are the figures?
Where are the figures?
Southern District Health Board member Richard Thomson has criticised a delay in obtaining the financial rationale of the Wakatipu health services recommendations.
Board should drive strategy: Thomson
Board should drive strategy: Thomson
Board members need to drive the vision and strategy for the Southern District Health Board, member Richard Thomson said.
Team approach required
Team approach required
Getting teams throughout Dunedin Hospital to work together is the key to shortening stays in the emergency department and is not rocket science, Medical Officer of Health (Southland) David Tulloch says.
Fashion designer returns from New York show inspired
Fashion designer returns from New York show inspired
Fresh from showing a collection in New York, fashion designer Amelia Boland is full of inspiration to start her own line.
Cost of actions still unclear
Cost of actions still unclear
Public reports on action to be taken on the National Health Board assessment of Dunedin Hospital, which will go to Southern District Health Board members this week, do not outline the costs involved.
Ryall approves observation unit funding, with conditions
Ryall approves observation unit funding, with conditions
Health Minister Tony Ryall has approved up to $2.7 million funding for the observation unit at Dunedin Hospital's emergency department.
Move those cars on smell of an oily rag
Move those cars on smell of an oily rag
Dear Mr Toyoda Since I know you chaps at Toyota HQ don't like waste, I will cut to the chase. You need me for your next New Zealand advertising campaign.
Brain injury strategy being developed
Brain injury strategy being developed
The best way of caring for brain-injured adults from the time of their injury to the end of their lives is to be spelled out in a strategy being developed by ACC.
Call for early action on report
Call for early action on report
A call for early action on restructuring at Dunedin Hospital was made by chief medical officer Southland David Tulloch following the release of the damning National Health Board report on the hospital.
Board believed funding available for projects
Board believed funding available for projects
Some major projects at Southern District Health Board were approved because it was believed there would be extra government funding for them, emails released under the Official Information Act show.
Elective surgery funding 'unfair'
Elective surgery funding 'unfair'
National funding for elective surgery is not fair and the Southern District Health Board is missing out on more than $8 million a year, recently departed chief executive Brian Rousseau argued.
Call for Pharmac funding
Call for Pharmac funding
A call for Pharmac to run and pay for a national system to dispose of unwanted medicines does not seem likely to gain traction.
Pilot will log medication errors
Pilot will log medication errors
Community pharmacists and general practitioners are being encouraged to take part in a pilot programme designed to find out more about medication errors and how to prevent them.
SDHB offering $120,000 for PR-communications manager
SDHB offering $120,000 for PR-communications manager
The Southern District Health Board is advertising a new position of public relations and communications manager, attracting a salary of about $120,000.
Industrial action by Pact staff likely over wage offer
Industrial action by Pact staff likely over wage offer
After meetings this week, it is not clear when proposed industrial action by Pact staff will begin, as legal clarification is sought on some issues.
Few Cup crowd casualties in city
Few Cup crowd casualties in city
Casualties from Rugby World Cup crowds in Dunedin have been few so far, and emergency planners are hopeful that will be the case this weekend.
Voluntary membership Bill passes; students not giving up
Voluntary membership Bill passes; students not giving up
Student leaders were vowing to "fix" the new law on voluntary student association membership, minutes after it was passed under urgency in the House of Representatives last night.
Largest deficit in Canterbury
Largest deficit in Canterbury
Canterbury is expected to have the largest deficit for any district health board this financial year, following the earthquakes.
Braille poetry cards take off
Braille poetry cards take off
Paula Waby says she does not understand a lot of poetry, but she was quick to appreciate some of the offerings in the first braille Poems in the Waiting Room booklet recently.