Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget
Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget
Budget 2022 is not the Budget many people needed, but it is perhaps the Budget the country needed to have.
Mike Houlahan
Shot in the arm for new hospital IT
Shot in the arm for new hospital IT
The Government has backed the Southern District Health Board’s plans for the new Dunedin Hospital to be a digital hospital.
Major fillip for cancer treatment
Major fillip for cancer treatment
Cancer treatment resources in the South are set to receive a major boost, after Pacific Radiology confirmed plans yesterday to open a new clinic in Dunedin.
Hospice to up aged-care palliative support
Hospice to up aged-care palliative support
Otago Community Hospice is boosting the support it gives the provision of palliative support in residential aged care.
A balancing act in difficult times
A balancing act in difficult times
Budget 2022 will be all about health, and Finance Minister Grant Robertson believes there will be enough money in the Government’s coffers for a meaningful change for New Zealanders. He spoke...
One day in Parliament: 3 specialist subjects
One day in Parliament: 3 specialist subjects
While politicians have to be able to talk about anything and everything, as on Mastermind they all have a specialist subject.
Hospital build may start in October
Hospital build may start in October
Work constructing the first of the twin buildings comprising the new Dunedin Hospital will start in early October, should fast-track consent be granted.
Allied health workers taking industrial action
Allied health workers taking industrial action
Allied health workers do the "unglamorous but vital" tasks in the health system and should be compensated fairly, a frustrated southern employee says.
Aged care crisis: Nurses backpay parity call
Aged care crisis: Nurses backpay parity call
Nurses working in aged residential care have added their voices to those of their managers in calling on the Government for greater support for the sector.
Long Covid link presents an opportunity: expert
Long Covid link presents an opportunity: expert
Otago research has established that Long Covid patients have an almost identical chemical composition to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Squeezed to ‘absolute desperation’
Squeezed to ‘absolute desperation’
Otago and Southland’s aged residential care is in a desperate position because of staffing shortages and the region's elderly will suffer as a result, operators say.
Hospital infection rate about 7% in South
Hospital infection rate about 7% in South
A new report has warned about 7% of southern hospital patients might suffer from an infection while being cared for.
Signs Covid waning in South, but 'long way to go yet'
Signs Covid waning in South, but 'long way to go yet'
Covid-19 might be loosening its grip on the South slightly after active case numbers fell by as much as 28% in some regions during the past week.
SDHB aims to improve harm prevention
SDHB aims to improve harm prevention
The Southern District Health Board has pledged to reduce the number of people who suffer some kind of harm while in its hospitals.
Time for Craig to make her mark in health arena
Time for Craig to make her mark in health arena
There have been many mysterious things about Labour’s response to Covid-19.
The lucky few who dodged WW1 bullets
The lucky few who dodged WW1 bullets
Thousands of Kiwis were shot and killed in WW1 but a very lucky few, including three Southerners, had the incredibly good fortune that something in their top pocket stopped the bullet that otherwise had their name on it. Mike Houlahan considers the stories of a favoured trio, and that of a fellow soldier not as blessed.
‘Absolute crisis’ in residential care staffing
‘Absolute crisis’ in residential care staffing
Covid-19 is making already chronic staff shortages in aged residential care even worse, operators say.
Seymour to see how messages resonate in South
Seymour to see how messages resonate in South
Ever since Covid-19 border regulations eased, a plethora of major tours have been announced.
Cases climb in aged-care facilities
Cases climb in aged-care facilities
Cases of Covid-19 in southern aged residential care facilities are rising sharply and concerning health officials.
Post-birth hell: MRSA infection missed
Post-birth hell: MRSA infection missed
A horrific post-birth experience which left her in excruciating pain from a severe infection should not happen to another Southern mother, an Invercargill woman says.