Asbestos hinders ICU plan
Asbestos hinders ICU plan
Dunedin Hospital’s much-delayed intensive care unit project has suffered another setback which will result in the full facility not opening until next year.
Mike Houlahan
Long journey to realise village health concept
Long journey to realise village health concept
Te Kaika, a new health centre in Caversham, intends to be a poster child for the hub model of providing healthcare. Health reporter Mike Houlahan visits the facility, which opens on Wednesday.
Dementia causes require wide study, Dunedin clinic told
Dementia causes require wide study, Dunedin clinic told
The subjects in medical research projects do not often get a say, so Bill Thompson was not missing out when asked to speak at the opening of the Brain Research New Zealand Dunedin Dementia Prevention Research Clinic.
Prominent NZers once keen on eugenics
Prominent NZers once keen on eugenics
It is a long-discredited theory, but a new book sets out to demonstrate the influence eugenics had in shaping New Zealand society.
Suicide risk rating not perfect system
Suicide risk rating not perfect system
Risk assessments - recommended by the Ministry of Health for any patients who have deliberately harmed themselves - should not be relied upon to predict whether someone will attempt suicide, new...
Community garden raids subside
Community garden raids subside
They took the lettuces, then damaged the potatoes, but it was when the Green Island Community Garden’s carrots got cleaned out that Marion Thomas snapped.
Hospital site decision on track
Hospital site decision on track
The group driving the rebuilding of Dunedin Hospital remains on track to advise Health Minister David Clark of its preferred site by the end of next month.
Couple asked if they would have children
Couple asked if they would have children
A Dunedin couple were quizzed about whether they intended to have children as part of an Immigration New Zealand interview about the status of their relationship, newly released documents show.
Arthrem poses risk to liver - Medsafe
Arthrem poses risk to liver - Medsafe
Arthrem, a joint health supplement, poses a risk to the liver, the Ministry of Health is warning, and some people taking it have ended up in hospital.
New SDHB strategy for waiting list
New SDHB strategy for urology waiting list
The Southern District Health Board has introduced new "one-stop shop" urology clinics to attempt to consolidate gains made by its "super clinics" held last year.
Awareness seen as key to mental health tool’s success
Awareness seen as key to mental health tool’s success
Public awareness will be key to the success of a new online mental health tool, a health sector leader says.
Patients angry ketamine trial to end
Patients angry ketamine treatment trial to end
Patients enrolled in a soon-to-be-scrapped SDHB ketamine trial have reacted angrily to the decision, saying they had no notice they would be expected to stop taking a drug they call their last hope.
New hospital likely to be of similar size
New hospital likely to be of similar size
The new Dunedin Hospital is likely to be a similar size to the current building, SDHB Commissioner Richard Thomson says.
Plan ‘too important not to do it’
Plan ‘too important not to do it’
The Southern District Health Board cannot afford not to implement its draft primary and community care plan, chief executive Chris Fleming says.
Hospital ED again stretched
Hospital ED again stretched
Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department is once more being stretched to its limits and many patients are waiting on beds in corridors to be seen by medical staff.
Crowds turn out for Chinese New Year celebrations
Crowds turn out for Chinese New Year celebrations
Crowds have flocked to Chinese New Year celebrations in Dunedin this evening.
Portals need more study, writer says
Portals need more study, writer says
Further studies are needed before New Zealand proceeds down the path of all patients accessing their medical information electronically, one of the Ministry of Health’s "eHealth ambassadors" says.
Time to talk about ovarian cancer
Time to talk about ovarian cancer
An organ the size of an almond left Dunedin woman Anna Townsend with a 2kg problem which, if untreated, could have killed her.
SDHB drops ketamine research
SDHB drops ketamine research
The Southern District Health Board has abandoned its support for trials of the drug ketamine as a treatment for depression.
Bowel cancer screening to be reviewed
Bowel cancer screening to be reviewed
A review of the national bowel cancer screening programme must not delay the introduction of a scheme that could save hundreds of lives a year, Bowel Cancer New Zealand says.