Opinion: Curran needs to wise up
Curran needs to wise up and look to the cabinet manual
Dear Clare, on a bad day, or even a good one, do you wish you were cleverer?
Elspeth McLean
Bowel patients may have waited five years
Bowel patients may have waited five years
Some of the 10,000 people wrongly dropped off the invitation list for bowel screening may have been waiting to be seen for five years, the Ministry of Health says.
Glitch extent still unknown
Glitch extent still unknown
Last week, Health Minister David Clark went public over a glitch in the bowel screening pilot scheme which may have affected three people who went on to get cancer, one of whom has since died.
Minister's review unlikely to look at screening test
Minister's review unlikely to look at screening test
Health Minister David Clark's review of the national bowel screening programme is unlikely to address controversy over the initial screening test.
National bowel screening year late
National bowel screening year late
The introduction of the national bowel screening programme will take a year longer than previously planned, Health Minister David Clark says.
Programme a 'poor gamble'
Programme a 'poor gamble'
The Hutt Valley and Wairarapa District Health Boards began the National Bowel Screening Programme last month, and Southern will follow next year.
Concern results release may overload system
Concern results release may overload system
Demand for colonoscopies could put the national bowel screening programme at risk if participants were given full test results, the National Screening Advisory Committee says.
SDHB record-keeping a concern
SDHB record-keeping a concern
Serious concerns about aspects of the Southern District Health Board's record-keeping practices have been raised by the country's chief archivist, Marilyn Little.
Airport incident - 'we're in a hell of a hurry'
Light cast on Brownlee airport incident
Former transport minister Gerry Brownlee bought chewing gum and a can of drink after barging through airport security, new information about the 2014 incident at Christchurch Airport shows.
New meals on wheels food testing
New meals on wheels food testing
Southern District Health Board meals on wheels recipients in Dunedin and Invercargill will be the first to test new Compass meals in about five weeks.
Long-serving midwife farewelled
Long-serving midwife farewelled
If midwife Beverly Henderson's tennis game was not up to her usual standard during a stint in Queenstown in the late 1970s, she could blame technology.
Patients sneak cellphones into surgery
Patients sneak cellphones into surgery
Some people's attachment to their cellphones is such they feel they cannot do without them, even in the operating theatre.
Wanting to believe information gathering can't get any worse
Wanting to believe information gathering can't get any worse
In the 1970s, I loved being a reporter. On a good day, there was nothing better.
Increased level of debt concerns
Increased level of debt concerns
In the 30 years Shirley Woodrow has been giving budgeting advice, the typical debt of people seeking help has risen from $2000 to $3000 to about $50,000.
'Good for cats, good for wildlife'
'Good for cats, good for wildlife'
There is an emerging consensus cats need to be managed, starting with microchipping, economist and author with the Morgan Foundation Geoff Simmons says.
'Good sign': Number of dog adoptions falls
'Good sign': Number of dog adoptions falls
If dog adoption numbers continue to drop in the city, Dog Rescue Dunedin says it might need to switch its focus.
Nine dogs dangerous, scores 'menacing'
Nine dogs dangerous, scores 'menacing'
Nine of the almost 17,000 dogs registered by the Dunedin City Council are classified as dangerous, none of them pit bull terriers.
Prevention better than cure
Prevention better than cure
My long-suffering optometrist would not have been impressed. ACC might have had a few questions too.
Board leaders hard to find
Board leaders hard to find
Who wants to chair a Dunedin primary school board of trustees? Not many people, it seems.
‘Elsie’ options being weighed
‘Elsie’ options being weighed
As the refurbishment of historic Otago Harbour ferry Elsie Evans nears completion, options for her future operation are being considered.