Volunteer quits over food plan
Volunteer quits over food plan
Volunteers who refuse to deliver Compass-made meals on wheels will be doing the health system a ''disservice'', Southern District Health Board chairman Joe Butterfield says.
Eileen Goodwin
Students claim underfunding
Students claim underfunding
A proposal to reduce annual fee increases for tertiary students was criticised by the sector's main student union organisation yesterday.
Increase welcome surprise from Centre-right
Increase welcome surprise from Centre-right
The Government deserves credit for doing what Labour failed to do - lifting benefit levels to deal with the extremes of child poverty, a Dunedin social service leader says.
Increase $686.7 million
Increase $686.7 million
More children will be able to attend early childhood education from an earlier age because of a $74.9 million funding boost in the Budget, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.
Deficits still likely to blow out
Deficits still likely to blow out
Extra funding for district health boards announced in the Budget falls well short of the sector's needs, CTU economist Bill Rosenberg says.
Rehab services under review
Rehab services under review
The New Zealand Nurses' Organisation says it is ''mystified'' by a Southern District Health Board consultation document about a review of rehabilitation and older person's health services.
Hospital food decision a bitter pill
Hospital food decision a bitter pill
The embattled Southern District Health Board has approved a 15-year deal with a multinational corporation for food services after facing down an acrimonious public at a board meeting in Dunedin yesterday.
Union to take legal action
Union to take legal action
The Service and Food Workers' Union has notified its intention to take legal action against the Southern District Health Board over the unpopular decision to award a 15-year food service contract to the Compass Group.
Pact endorses mental health model shift
Pact endorses mental health model shift
A Dunedin mental health provider believes a shift to a market model giving more choice to service users, as recommended in a report, will give the organisation more flexibility to plan its future.
Cause of death drowning
Cause of death drowning
Murray Edge died from drowning after falling into water while unconscious, his widow Marilyn Edge said yesterday.
Meals and more in service to Taieri residents
Meals and more in service to Taieri residents
The Southern District Health Board has confirmed its Mosgiel Meals on Wheels service is unaffected by the controversial Compass Group outsourcing. Health reporter Eileen Goodwin visited the service.
Relaxing family outing at physio pool
Relaxing family outing at physio pool
Chris Rollo is by no means the oldest swimmer at the physio pool, but having swum there for at least 25 years, he just might be its most loyal patron. Regular swims afford the 36-year-old a degree of freedom and movement otherwise denied to him by severe cerebral palsy.
Kitchen spending unknown
Kitchen spending unknown
The Southern District Health Board has acknowledged it has no idea how much the Compass Group will spend equipping its kitchens over the next 15 years.
Lives at risk from cuts: MP
Lives at risk from cuts: MP
Proposed funding cuts to the South's mental health system could put lives at risk, Dunedin North MP David Clark says.
Medical physicists to take action
Medical physicists to take action
Medical physicists have voted to take strike action after failing to reach agreement over pay after months of negotiation with health boards.
Hospital kitchen major supplier faces doubt
Hospital kitchen major supplier faces doubt
A major supplier to the Dunedin Hospital kitchen faces uncertainty, but hopes to become a supplier for the Compass Group and avoid job losses.
New rules prompt call for rethink on courthouse
New rules prompt call for rethink on courthouse
New earthquake rules deeming Dunedin a low risk ought to prompt a rethink on Dunedin's historic courthouse, city lawyer Anne Stevens says.
Bazaar in aid of child literacy
Bazaar in aid of child literacy
Proceeds from a fabric bazaar in Mosgiel this month will be used to support child literacy programmes on the Taieri.
Joint effort to tackle Dunedin's drinking
Joint effort to tackle Dunedin's drinking
A joint statement signed by 10 organisations signals a new approach to addressing the binge-drinking culture in parts of the city, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.
Hopes for Special Olympics squad
Hopes for Special Olympics squad
Philip Lomas finds out next week whether he will represent his country at the Special Olympics World Summer Games.