Stresses mount on hospital nursing staff
Stresses mount on hospital nursing staff
Acute staff shortages, compounded by illness, have forced the SDHB to restrict visitors at Dunedin Hospital to those allowed only for compassionate reasons.
Mike Houlahan
Construction begins with filling, depositing of time capsule
Construction begins with filling, depositing of time capsule
The new Dunedin Hospital has not even been built, but preparations are already being made for when it is eventually surplus to requirements.
Nats want to see booster legislation
Nats want to see booster legislation
National will not automatically support the Government’s bid to authorise a second Covid-19 booster and wants to see the legislation first.
As outbreak persists, SDHB to cut updates
As outbreak persists, SDHB to cut updates
The Southern District Health Board is to scale back the regularity of its Covid-19 updates, despite the pandemic being far from over.
Pressure on southern hospitals continues
Pressure on southern hospitals continues
Southern hospitals will be short of beds again this weekend, due to the ongoing pandemic and continuing staff shortages.
Health system reforms a step into the unknown
Health system reforms a step into the unknown
The law to disestablish them is yet to be passed by Parliament, but at New Zealand’s 20 district health boards, employees are counting down to July 1, when their employers will be replaced by Health New Zealand. Health reporter Mike Houlahan asks what happens next.
Southern businesses share the stateside spotlight
Southern businesses share the stateside spotlight
As you may have heard tell, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in the United States this week, delivering the Harvard University commencement speech and — at the last possible moment — securing a sit...
Job done: city’s biggest vaccination clinic closes
Job done: city’s biggest vaccination clinic closes
There has been a whole lot of pain at the Meridian Mall vaccination centre, but also a whole lot of gain.
Maori ministers in South
Maori ministers in South
Dunedin was awash with ministers of the Crown yesterday, as the Labour Maori caucus continued a national tour to sell Budget 2022 to iwi and hapu.
Pressure eases on Covid wards
Pressure eases on Covid wards
Pressure has eased on southern Covid-19 wards after a stressful period for staff.
New lead for hospital build selected
New lead for hospital build selected
Tony Lloyd, who worked on the Burwood Hospital rebuild and Christchurch acute services building, has taken over a major role in the construction of the new Dunedin Hospital.
Pointers for NZ from Australian election
Pointers for NZ from Australian election
It is so long ScoMo and gidday Albo, after Labor’s victory in the Australian election on Saturday.
Interim CEO, new lead for hospital build selected
Interim CEO, new lead for hospital build selected
The Dunedin Hospital project has a new programme director after the elevation of its former leader to a new national role.
Covid ward at capacity
Covid ward at capacity
Dunedin Hospital’s Covid-19 ward is now at capacity but pressure has eased at Southland Hospital, which was overloaded with Covid cases at the end of last week.
Southern say: Mr Taylor goes to Wellington, with mixed results
Southern say: Mr Taylor goes to Wellington, with mixed results
In the 1939 film classic, Mr Smith returns disillusioned after he goes to Washington, but Dunedin man Terry Taylor had a more rewarding experience when he visited this country’s capital.
Overlooked aged care sector dismayed
Overlooked aged care sector dismayed
No new funding for aged residential care in Thursday’s Budget will lead to the progressive collapse of the system which cares for the country’s elderly, a sector leader says.
Nowhere to send patients
Nowhere to send patients
Southland Hospital is being swamped with Covid-19-positive patients and is unable to transfer any of them to other southern hospitals.
Dean leaving politics
Dean leaving politics after more than a decade as MP for Waitaki
Waitaki National MP Jacqui Dean is to retire from politics at the next election.
Dean leaving politics after more than a decade as MP for Waitaki
Dean leaving politics after more than a decade as MP for Waitaki
Waitaki National MP Jacqui Dean is to retire from politics at the next election.
Tracking economic trends to chart secure course
Tracking economic trends to chart secure course
In Budget 2022 Finance Minister Grant Robertson is placing a great deal of faith in the projections contained within three graphs.