A private member's Bill proposing increasing the Government assistance to live kidney or liver tissue donors has been welcomed by Kidney Health New Zealand's medical director, Prof Kelvin Lynn.
Thank goodness for Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds.
The failure to restructure senior positions at the Southern District Health Board has been described as a huge waste of time by a Public Service Association official.
Recent concern about the risk of hepatitis C to women who may have been treated at a private medical clinic in Melbourne highlights the need for increased awareness about the illness, clinical nurse specialist Margaret Fraser says.
Dunedin Hospital's out-moded neonatal intensive care unit and its acute mental health ward will be transformed through a funding injection of $24.4 million announced by Health Minister Tony Ryall in Dunedin yesterday.
Dunedin Hospital's physiotherapy pool, closed as a result of vandalism, is expected to reopen next week.
Poor lighting and the lack of a handrail may have contributed to the fall which broke Derek Payne's hip, but now the 83-year-old is in Dunedin Hospital he can be confident staff there are doing their best to ensure he does not fall again.
A falls prevention programme at Dunedin Hospital has the potential to stop hundreds of patient injuries and save millions of dollars in care.
Construction of the new acute mental health ward at Wakari Hospital could begin in about eight weeks.
The need to retain neurosurgery services at Dunedin Hospital was raised several times with Health Minister Tony Ryall on his tour of the hospital this week, but he says he does not have a preferred option.
The Otago Youth Adventure Trust's Berwick camp, damaged in a dramatic landslip a week ago, could be back in business sooner than anticipated, trust chairman Brian Pickard says.
He hoped that instead of it taking months, the camp could reopen, in a limited capacity, in about a month.
While millions of dollars of claims relating to sleepover pay have yet to be determined, the Government has listed the issue as an unquantified risk in this year's Budget.
The Southern Health Board expects to spend $705,935 next financial year on B4 school checks for 3050 children.
An arrangement allowing for some patients requiring radiation treatment for cancer to be transferred between Christchurch and Dunedin services is expected to be formalised by the Southern District Health Board today.
Dear Fergie, When I wrote about you at the start of the century I was frankly in awe of your ability to show us lesser mortals the way to modern womanhood.
Progress on improving software used by doctors to compile prescriptions has been "glacial", New Zealand Pharmacy Guild chief executive Annabel Young says.
Hospitals are not likely to get any special funding for dealing with accident cases during the Rugby World Cup next year.
Passing on a gift you have received to someone else is a process which might end in tears, but in the case of artist Bruce Mahalski's gift to his mother Pauline on her 70th birthday, everyone is happy about the transfer.
A public forum, petitions and deputations session is proposed for the beginning of Southern District Health Board meetings, but there will be strict limits on what is allowed.
Spending by the Southern District Health Board on travel and accommodation for patients and families has been increasing and is likely to be $1.3 million higher than expected this financial year.
