EDs a drag on meeting targets
EDs a drag on meeting targets
Beleaguered emergency departments have dragged down the Southern District Health Board’s performance in meeting national health targets.
Mike Houlahan
Downgrade for Lumsden maternity unit
Downgrade for Lumsden maternity unit
A battle to save the status of Lumsden's maternity centre has been lost, with the Southern DHB confirming it will be downgraded to a non-birthing unit.
Pasifika voices heard through contest
Pasifika voices heard through contest
Making your voice heard was the theme of the inaugural Otago Secondary Pasifika Voices Speech Competition and 11 young people spoke out at Otago Girls' High School last night.
Dunedin motorway smash stalls traffic
Dunedin motorway smash stalls traffic
Part of Dunedin's southern motorway was brought to standstill this evening after a car crashed into a barrier near Fairfield.
SDHB praised in screening report
SDHB praised in screening report
The Southern District Health Board was under pressure to clear waiting lists before joining the national bowel cancer screening programme but delivered on time, an independent review of the programme says.
Medical dean appointed to health review
Medical dean appointed to health review
University of Otago Medical School dean Peter Crampton has been appointed to the panel conducting a review of New Zealand's health and disability system.
SDHB: recruiting started
SDHB: recruiting started
Work is already under way to recruit employees to meet safe staffing requirements to be implemented under the now settled nurses' pay dispute, the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) says.
Nurses' pay dispute ends as offer accepted
Nurses' pay dispute ends as offer accepted
Nurses have accepted the latest pay offer from district health boards today - a move welcomed by the Government.
Woodhouse pushes health targets case
Woodhouse pushes health targets case
National health targets perform a valuable role and should be retained, National health spokesman Michael Woodhouse says.
Master of Europe beyond the grave
Master of Europe beyond the grave
Mike Houlahan reviews Napoleon: Passion, Death, And Resurrection 1815-1840, by Philip Dwyer. Published by Bloomsbury.
$75,000 gets Baxter memorial fund rolling
$75,000 gets Baxter memorial fund rolling
The project to build a memorial for conscientious objector Archibald Baxter has received a $75,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust.
New worm species on Rock and Pillar
New worm species on Rock and Pillar
It's not quite an invasion, but a new species of ''body snatcher'' has been found in Maniototo.
Demand for blood hits SDHB
Demand for blood hits SDHB
A $1million blow-out in the Southern District Health Board's budget for blood products is due to an unexpected surge in demand.
Work starting on emergency plan
Work starting on emergency plan
The Southern District Health Board will soon begin updating its emergency health plan, which expired last year.
Proposal to fund hep C treatment welcomed
Proposal to fund hep C treatment welcomed
Dunedin hepatitis C campaigner Hazel Heal has welcomed Pharmac’s proposal to fund a new treatment for the disease.
Chief ‘Atay’ portrait welcomed home
Chief ‘Atay’ portrait welcomed home
A young Ngai Tahu man who set off on his OE 183 years ago has finally returned home to Otago.
Minister reassures nurses
Minister reassures nurses
District health board chief executives will be held to account if safe staffing levels for nurses and midwives are not in place by 2021, Health Minister David Clark says.
Radiology reaccreditation move
Radiology reaccreditation move
Radiology facilities at the Southern District Health Board are a step closer to being reaccredited.
SDHB considering target
SDHB considering target
The Southern District Health Board is to explore following the Canterbury DHB in setting a 100-day target for elective appointments to take place.
Progress in nurses' dispute as union recommends offer
Progress in nurses' dispute as union recommends offer
An end to the long-running nurses' pay dispute may be in sight.