Tools help follow health trends, DHB performance
Tools help follow health trends, DHB performance
Two new statistical tools are now available online to help people monitor health trends and the performance of their district health boards.
Mike Houlahan
Cancer screening initiatives in the Pacific
Cancer screening initiatives in the Pacific
A University of Otago researcher is playing a leading role in saving lives in the Pacific Islands.
Tournament full of action
Tournament full of action
Wrecking ball front rowers, towering locks, sniping half backs and fleet-of-foot wingers were in abundance at the annual Taieri 7-a-side tournament yesterday.
Meetings mark halfway point
Meetings mark halfway point
Public meetings in Otago and Southland last week marked the halfway point in the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction.
Free dental care offer after costs highlighted
Free dental care offer after costs highlighted
The cost of dental treatment struck a raw nerve with Otago Daily Times readers last Saturday.
Unit to provide statistical support to staff, students
Unit to provide statistical support to staff, students
No statistical survey will ever be perfect, the director of the University of Otago’s biostatistics unit, Robin Turner, says.
SDHB holds back maternity plan
SDHB holds back maternity plan
The Southern District Health Board has delayed the release of its revised maternity system proposal again.
Cadbury site deal is done
Cadbury site deal is done
The Government bought a king-sized block of the new Dunedin hospital site yesterday, buying the former Cadbury chocolate factory site from Mondelez.
No union position on offer for nurses
No union position on offer for nurses
Nurses will make up their own minds whether to accept a pay offer from district health boards, without direction from their union.
Govt buys Cadbury site for new hospital
Govt buys Cadbury site for new hospital
The first block of land for the new Dunedin hospital has been bought, with the former Cadbury site now owned by the Government.
Frustrations and sadness aired
Frustrations and sadness aired
The Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction is committed to reflecting what it hears at its public meetings in its final report, chairman Ron Paterson told a public meeting in Dunedin last night.
Business case for Dunedin hospital almost finished
Business case for Dunedin hospital almost finished
The first phase of the detailed business case for the new Dunedin hospital will be finished within the next couple of months, project chairman Pete Hodgson said.
Nurses considering new pay rise offer
Nurses considering new pay rise offer
DHBs have raised the stakes in the poker game they are playing with the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, offering a 9% pay rise over 15 months to settle a long-running pay dispute.
Plan to cut MRI backlog
Plan to cut MRI backlog
The Southern District Health Board has approved a potential $1.2 million plan to try to eliminate an MRI waiting list so long that patients can linger for eight months before their scan is performed.
More elderly with mental health issues
More elderly with mental health issues
As New Zealand’s population gets older, the number of people with dementia will rise, but also the number of older people with other mental health issues and addiction problems, a Dunedin...
Mental health head resigns; heading back to US
Mental health head resigns; heading back to US
The head of mental health for the Southern District Health Board has resigned.
Stacks of fun
Stacks of fun
Lead singer of The Doll Drums, Catherine KS, performs at the Nook and Cranny Music Festival at the Dunedin Public Library yesterday.
Chalk one up for military history
Chalk one up for military history
Mike Houlahan reviews The Bulford Kiwi: The Kiwi we Left Behind, by Colleen Brown. Published by Bateman.
Intention to hear views of as many people as possible
Intention to hear views of as many people as possible
The chairman of the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, Ron Paterson, has set high expectations of what he and his team can achieve, and now he is trying to deliver.
Inquiry sessions providing video, audio links
Inquiry sessions providing video, audio links
Central Otago and the Lakes District will now have a chance to be heard by the Government inquiry into mental health and addiction issues.