Bulk-funded home care delayed, price uncertain
Bulk-funded home care delayed, price uncertain
A shift to bulk-funded home care has been delayed by Southern District Health Board, because it does not know how much the service should cost.
Eileen Goodwin
Dunedin faces losing health jobs
Dunedin faces losing health jobs
Dunedin could lose more jobs under moves to centralise health board finance, procurement and administration jobs.
Summit to seek rectal cancer solutions
Summit to seek rectal cancer solutions
A "landmark'' bowel cancer summit meeting in Wellington today will look at how to improve survival rates in New Zealand, which are lower than those of other countries, summit convener Dunedin medical oncologist Chris Jackson says.
Fertility decision delayed
Fertility decision delayed
The Southern District Health Board has again delayed a decision over whether to approve a controversial proposal to outsource its fertility service.
Public health approach to fluoride debate challenged
Public health approach to fluoride debate challenged
The approach some public health officials take to the fluoride debate is too ideological, and they may lose the argument through a lack of engagement, Southern District Health Board member Richard Thomson warns.
Fear risks disregarded
Fear risks disregarded
The loss of jobs in the South risks exacerbating ageing population issues in ways not well understood, a Southern District Health Board member says.
Pharmac hears of priorities
Pharmac hears of priorities
There is no evidence-based drug that can help Jo Heslop's 11-year-old son Cody, who has a rare degenerative disease.
Big drop in wait times for scans
Big drop in wait times for scans
Dunedin Hospital scanners are working overtime to reduce waiting times, which should be within the targeted 12 weeks by the end of this month.
Patient's privacy breached
Patient's privacy breached
A former Southern District Health Board booking administrator who admitted accessing information about a patient's abortion appeared before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in Dunedin yesterday.
Much-photographed railway station window restored
Much-photographed railway station window restored
A three-piece stained glass window set in the Dunedin Railway Station has been encased in toughened glass following a careful restoration.
'Grey area' possible in use of ketamine
'Grey area' possible in use of ketamine
Mental health patients in Dunedin were not treated experimentally when they were given ketamine, but it was ''borderline'', the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.
New mothers spending less time in hospital
New mothers spending less time in hospital
The Southern District Health Board is playing down figures showing new mothers are on average spending less time in Dunedin Hospital despite funding to allow longer stays.
New Crown monitor for health board
New Crown monitor for health board
Former ACC chief executive Jan White, of Wellington, has been appointed Crown monitor of the Southern District Health Board, replacing Stuart McLauchlan, who has retired from the role.
Fire damages Dunback store
Fire damages Dunback store
The Dunback Store, and an attached house, were extensively damaged by a fire this afternoon.
Call for Kiwi in top health role
Call for Kiwi in top health role
The top job in the health bureaucracy will hopefully go to a New Zealand-based candidate who knows the system before they start, University of Otago health systems authority Prof Robin Gauld says.
Release refused
Release refused
The Southern District Health Board has refused to release a document outlining a restructuring it shelved after having second thoughts.
SDHB has 6-week wait for urgent colonoscopy
SDHB has 6-week wait for urgent colonoscopy
Southern District Health Board patients were waiting six weeks for an urgent colonoscopy at the end of May, data released under the Official Information Act shows.
Senior doctors oppose Bill
Senior doctors oppose Bill
The senior doctors' union is opposing proposed labour law changes it fears could create a more fractious industrial relations environment.
Health board publishes CEO's half-year expenses
Health board publishes CEO's half-year expenses
Southern District Health Board chief executive Carole Heatly spent nearly $16,000 on travel, accommodation, and meals in the first half of this year.
Review of Dunedin gastroenterology unit
Review of Dunedin gastroenterology unit
The Ministry of Health is reviewing a report arguing Dunedin's gastroenterology facility must be urgently upgraded.