Inquiry into use of ketamine
Inquiry into use of ketamine
The Health and Disability Commissioner yesterday started a "formal investigation" into the use of ketamine for treating mental-health patients at Dunedin Hospital.
Eileen Goodwin
Varied SDHB meeting venues queried
Varied SDHB meeting venues queried
Is there any point holding district health board meetings outside Dunedin or Invercargill?
Whether the expense of holding meetings in other centres was worth it was considered by Southern District Health Board members considering their 2012 meetings schedule yesterday.
Wage deal 'brilliant'
Wage deal 'brilliant'
They deal with seizures, have been physically attacked, and say they would love to see a politician do their job for a day.
Ambulance response times stretched
Ambulance response times stretched
Ambulances have not met urban response time targets since 2007 because of increased demand, crowded roads, and new housing developments, a Government report says.
Whooping cough vaccination 'cocooning' call
Whooping cough vaccination 'cocooning' call
A Dunedin Hospital paediatrician says parents and grandparents around babies should be vaccinated against whooping cough.
Student hospitalised with measles visited Dunedin
Student hospitalised with measles visited Dunedin
A group of University of Otago students have been warned they may have been exposed to measles, the first Wellington victim of a North Island outbreak having visited Dunedin last weekend.
'Don't blame us for shop closure threat': DCC
'Don't blame us for shop closure threat': DCC
Some people are wrongly blaming the Dunedin City Council for the "frustrating" potential threat of closure of the Macandrew Bay Store, DCC liquor licensing and projects officer Kevin Mechen says.
DHB shortlists four
DHB shortlists four
Four candidates are shortlisted for the top job at Southern District Health Board.
Criticism of SDHB slammed
Criticism of SDHB slammed
A $41 million funding shortfall over a decade stopped the Southern District Health Board investing in buildings and clinical equipment, contributing to a "soul-destroying" situation, says a frankly-worded report by recently-departed Southern District Health Board chief executive Brian Rousseau.
From Dunedin to Afghanistan to supervise harvest
From Dunedin to Afghanistan to supervise harvest
The journey there and back will take longer than his Afghanistan aid mission, but Dunedin aid worker Michael Potts hopes his trip to the war-torn country to supervise harvesting and storing of potatoes will ensure the locals have food over winter.
Word on the 'Street' is: disgusted
Word on the 'Street' is: disgusted
Tuesday and Thursday nights will not be the same at Dunedin's Highview Home and Hospital soon.
Fears for Macandrew Bay store
Fears for Macandrew Bay store
Macandrew Bay Store's liquor licence may not be renewed, sparking concern the community could lose the store.
Southland terminations in Dunedin
Southland terminations in Dunedin
Dunedin Hospital is still being used for Southland terminations because of the Christchurch earthquake.
Ill babies prompt call to vaccinate
Ill babies prompt call to vaccinate
Two babies are in Dunedin Hospital with whooping cough, prompting a call for parents to vaccinate their children.
Still no PHO health worker professional development programme
Still no PHO health worker professional development programme
The Southern Primary Health Organisation still has no health worker professional development programme, nearly a year after the super-sized PHO formed.
No revelations from retiring MP
No revelations from retiring MP
She might be retiring as an MP in November, but Heather Roy mainly stuck to what sounded like well-rehearsed answers at a political forum in Dunedin yesterday.
Anticoagulant not factor in death, doctor says
Anticoagulant not factor in death, doctor says
One of four deaths of patients on a new blood-thinning drug was in the South, Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring senior medical assessor Dr Ruth Savage said.
SDHB establishing role for elderly care analyst
SDHB establishing role for elderly care analyst
The Southern District Health Board has created a role for an analyst - to be paid up to $90,000 - to help advance changes in elderly persons' care in order to keep them in the community.
Blue Mountain golds eclipse all
Blue Mountain golds eclipse all
That a large group of West Otago "country kids" earned gold Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Awards showed it was within reach of any pupil if they worked hard, Blue Mountain College awards co-ordinator Vicki Crawford says.
Restored Larnach's tomb ribbon-cutting ribbing
Restored Larnach's tomb ribbon-cutting ribbing
The Dunedin heritage stalwart credited with raising the funds to restore Larnach's tomb could not resist teasing Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull at its completion ceremony on Saturday.