Mike Houlahan

Doubts over booster protection from Queenstown provider

Doubts over booster protection from Queenstown provider

The Southern DHB is contacting 1571 people from around NZ who may have been affected by a storage issue with the Covid vaccine administered by Queenstown provider Engage Safety.

Midwifery leader wants DHB action

Midwifery leader wants DHB action

The Southern District Health Board needs to rehabilitate the reputation of its maternity service to attract more new recruits, the board has been told.

ICU expansion delays just keep on coming

ICU expansion delays just keep on coming

The three-year-long saga of Dunedin Hospital’s unfinished and much-needed intensive care unit expansion seems set to continue until 2024.

FTA could be a game-changer for Māori

FTA could be a game-changer for Māori

It is not often that a potential $700million to $1billion hike to GDP gets overshadowed, but these are the times in which we live.

First-dose vax rate hits 98%; surge in cases

The South passed two vaccination milestones yesterday, but also recorded its second-highest number of cases of Covid-19 in a day.

Nurses issue plea over abuse

Southern nurses have issued a plea to people frustrated by Covid-19 safety precautions at hospitals not to take it out on them.

20 of 26 infected at Dunedin dementia rest home

20 of 26 infected at Dunedin dementia rest home

Covid-19 has managed to work its infectious way into one Dunedin dementia aged care facility, placing 26 vulnerable people and those who care for them at risk.

Cancer services plan ‘just adequate’

SDHB medical oncology clinical director Blair McLaren. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Cancer services plan ‘just adequate’

The Southern District Health Board has endorsed a report calling for increased staff for its cancer services, but clinicians warn the proposal will only rank it as "just adequate" compared with other cancer services.

Covid outbreak at Dunedin aged care facility

There's been a Covid-19 outbreak at an aged residential care facility in Dunedin, with 20 out of 26 residents testing positive for the virus.

More staff needed to reduce cancer lists

Cancer Society Otago-Southland division chief executive officer Rachael Hart. Photo: The Star

More staff needed to reduce cancer lists

Waiting lists for cancer treatment in the South will not go down without the health board hiring more staff.

Covid-19: Three months of high cases

Southern health officials are expecting they have two to three months of managing high numbers of Covid-19 cases ahead.

Community care plan seen as working well

Community care plan seen as working well

Southern doctors believe plans to care for Covid-19 patients in the community are working well.

Southern say: debate a soapbox opportunity for MPs

Weighing in during debate on the annual prime minister’s statement in Parliament are Dunedin list...

Southern say: debate a soapbox opportunity for MPs

Parliament is set to resume next week, although whether Omicron dictates that happens virtually or can be in person remains to be confirmed.

Positive cases in South close to 1800

Confusion still reigns as to exactly how many Covid-19 cases there are in the South.

Rapid tests helping with lab pressure

Rapid tests helping with lab pressure

Rapid antigen testing, rushed in to to try to ease the strain on overworked laboratory workers, appears to be helping.

‘Very high’ Covid rate shocks epidemiologist

One in five Covid-19 tests taken in Dunedin is returning a positive result, a rate which has shocked epidemiologist Prof Michael Baker.

Agencies working on fix for testing-related gridlock

Traffic crawls north in Dunedin’s Cumberland St as the Covid-19 testing station in Malcolm St...

Agencies working on fix for testing-related gridlock

WellSouth is looking at how to ease traffic jams in central Dunedin caused by unprecedented demand for its Malcolm St Covid-19 testing centre.

Unvaccinated eye surgeon not treating patients for SDHB

Unvaccinated eye surgeon not treating patients for SDHB

A Dunedin eye surgeon who was served an infringement notice for treating patients while unvaccinated did not do so on behalf of the Southern District Health Board, the SDHB says.

‘Very high’ Dunedin rate shocks

One in five Covid-19 tests taken in Dunedin is returning a positive result, a rate which has shocked epidemiologist Prof Michael Baker.

Up to 1200 cases in South: DHB

Cars line up at the Southern District Health Board’s testing station in Victoria Rd, Dunedin,...

Up to 1200 cases in South: DHB

Otago and Southland could have as many as 1200 Covid-19 cases, and many more to come, health authorities warned yesterday.

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