Mental health respite centre opens
Mental health respite centre opens
A Dunedin mental health respite centre which opened yesterday is the first in a series of initiatives planned to improve southern mental health services.
Mike Houlahan
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Hospital architect looks to the future
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Hospital architect looks to the future
When he looks across Cumberland St, sometimes new Dunedin hospital architect Darryl Haines can only see a series of metal piles ... but at other times he can envisage what the building he has drawn will look like in reality.
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ICU still a year from completion
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ICU still a year from completion
Work is under way remedying ventilation issues which have dogged the new intensive care unit at Dunedin Hospital, but it will be at least another year before the much-delayed ward is open for patients.
Clearing the air: ICU a mammoth undertaking
Clearing the air: ICU a mammoth undertaking
Three years after it was meant to open to receive patients, the second stage of the new intensive care unit at Dunedin Hospital remains a building site.
Stories of perinatal depression
Stories of perinatal depression
Post-natal depression is a well-understood phenomenon but perinatal depression, covering the period from learning you are pregnant and up to and including until a year after giving birth, is less so.
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Concern over rising cancer treatment waiting lists
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Concern over rising cancer treatment waiting lists
Rising southern cancer waiting lists are concerning Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand.
Lessons learned, says Te Whatu Ora
Lessons learned, says Te Whatu Ora
The foundation of the Health and Disability Commissioner system is that clinicians and healthcare providers learn from their mistakes.
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More trials for SDHB over woman's death
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More trials for SDHB over woman's death
The former Southern District Health Board is to face further legal proceedings after the death of a woman in Dunedin Hospital in 2019.
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Regulations around animal welfare matter
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Regulations around animal welfare matter
All of Parliament’s select committees are created equal, but some select committees are more equal than others.
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Aim for healing on long walk
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Aim for healing on long walk
A Dunedin family is about to walk the length of New Zealand for a special cause and for a heartfelt reason. Health reporter Mike Houlahan reports.
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Covid impact still felt on surgery waiting times
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Covid impact still felt on surgery waiting times
Covid-19 has been largely blamed for a substantial rise in the number of southern patients waiting longer than recommended for cardiothoracic and cardiology surgery.
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Cancer treatment times on the rise in South
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Cancer treatment times on the rise in South
Southern cancer treatment waiting times have started to creep up again, to the dismay of the Cancer Society.
Claims of more capacity cuts at new hospital
Claims of more capacity cuts at new hospital
The new Dunedin hospital could have 58 fewer beds and two fewer operating theatres because of budget pressures, National Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse claimed yesterday.
Minister to be consulted over any hospital changes
Minister to be consulted over any hospital changes
Health Minister Andrew Little says he will be consulted before any changes are made to the size and scope of the new Dunedin hospital project.
Bill on biosecurity penalties moving forward
Bill on biosecurity penalties moving forward
If all goes according to plan — and this is Parliament so nothing is guaranteed — next week Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean has what will likely be her last chance to legislate.
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Pay claims put pressure on rural hospitals
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Pay claims put pressure on rural hospitals
Southern rural hospitals are concerned their unusual status means they may have a precarious future as the Government settles outstanding pay claims.
Back to normal life as Covid restrictions end
Back to normal life as Covid restrictions end
Life in New Zealand has returned to something approaching normality today as most Covid-19 public health measures came to an end.
NZ marks accession of King, mulls public holiday for Queen
NZ marks accession of King, mulls public holiday for Queen
Cabinet will today consider whether to follow other Commonwealth countries and the United Kingdom and decree a one-off public holiday in memory of Queen Elizabeth.
Cases continue to fall in South
Cases continue to fall in South
The South continued its run of days with double-digit new community cases of Covid-19 at the weekend.
New Maori health leader: ‘they are not just numbers’
New Maori health leader: ‘they are not just numbers’
Former Southern District Health Board executive Mata Cherrington now has a central role to play in the implementation of the Government’s health reforms, having been named...