Isolation room keeps new ICU closed
Isolation room keeps new ICU closed
An independent engineering assessment is being carried out to determine what needs to be done to open Dunedin Hospital's new $14.8million critical care facility.
Mike Houlahan
More people wait too long
More people wait too long
A sudden drop in people seeing specialists and receiving elective surgery in the recommended time frame has the Southern District Health Board searching for causes and a solution.
Fight over bag of chips firing may not be over
Fight over bag of chips firing may not be over
A Dunedin woman wrongly fired over a $1 bag of chips is considering further legal action after being left out of pocket because of the cost of taking her case.
SDHB seeks Govt help following $21m deficit
SDHB seeks Govt help following $21m deficit
The Southern District Health Board has asked the Government for a bailout after running up its second successive $21 million-plus budget deficit.
Swanson-Dobbs named new CEO for Wellsouth
Swanson-Dobbs named new CEO for Wellsouth
Wellsouth Primary Health Network has a new chief executive officer.
'Jubilant' over drug funding
'Jubilant' over drug funding
Dunedin hepatitis C campaigner Hazel Heal has received an early Christmas present: news Government drug-buying agency Pharmac will make medicine available to all people with the liver disease.
Grant optimistic despite another big deficit
Grant optimistic despite another big deficit
The Southern District Health Board has racked up its second successive $21 million-plus deficit - $7 million more than forecast.
16 more nurses employed to manage safety
16 more nurses employed to manage safety
The Southern District Health Board has employed 16 new nurses as it moves towards meeting safe staffing requirements.
Daughter’s PhD completes family hat trick
Daughter’s PhD completes family hat trick
University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne has sat through dozens of graduation ceremonies, playing her part of a special day for thousands of families.
Critical injuries in Taieri crash
Critical injuries in Taieri crash
Police crash investigators are at the scene of a car crash near Mosgiel this afternoon.
Crowds in city streets on graduation day
Crowds in city streets on graduation day
Dunedin's George St was a sea of people on Saturday morning as family, friends and supporters joined Otago University graduands as they paraded towards the 1pm graduation ceremony.
Need outstrips mental health workforce: report
Need outstrips mental health workforce: report
It will be at least 20 years before New Zealand's mental health workforce can cope with current demand, let alone deal with new patients, the editorial in the latest issue of the New Zealand...
NZ Smokefree goal too optimistic: reports
NZ Smokefree goal too optimistic: reports
The government's ambition that tobacco use be a thing of the past by 2025 looks to be going up in smoke, two new reports suggest.
Discharged after day, thanks to initiative
Discharged after day, thanks to initiative
Until recently, Brockville woman Bev Collis would have been in hospital for a week or more following a fall which dislocated her shoulder.
'Living memorial' proposed
'Living memorial' proposed
A research fund would be a fitting legacy of the centenary of the 1918 flu pandemic, designed to help prevent similar disasters befalling New Zealand, two University of Otago academics from the...
Illness should be covered by ACC: report
Illness should be covered by ACC: report
The accident compensation system should be overhauled so it covers illness, an international report in to New Zealand's mental health system says.
Treatment push for juvenile eating disorders in South
Treatment push for juvenile eating disorders in South
Resources and facilities for treating juvenile eating disorders are limited and should be improved, the Eating Disorders Association says.
Maternity petition put on hold
Maternity petition put on hold
A petition challenging the Southern District Health Board's decision to downgrade the status of the Lumsden Maternity Centre has been put on hold.
SDHB rates poorly for investor confidence
SDHB rates poorly for investor confidence
The Southern District Health Board has been rated the lowest of any government agency yet assessed in the Treasury's investor confidence ratings.
Patient complaints rise
Patient complaints rise
Patient complaints to the SDHB have jumped sharply in the past year, up more than 20%.