The Southern District Health Board is managing the risk of computer outages ''very well'' in the lead-up to joining a national information technology infrastructure, its IT director, John Simpson, says.
Southern District Health Board staff reporting concerns about patient safety should find it easier once a new electronic risk management system is introduced this month.
The public will soon be better informed when things go seriously wrong at the South's hospitals, Elspeth McLean writes.
A Southern District Health Board patient who fell from an operating table after a hip operation did not require further surgery, information released on the 2012-13 incident shows.
Audit New Zealand has strong recommendations for the SDHB, Dunedin writer and former ODT health reporter Elspeth McLean documents them.
The Southern District Health Board's lack of up-to-date disaster recovery plans for its computer systems is exposing it to significant risk, Audit New Zealand says.
The first use of New Zealand newborn baby bloodspot cards for research has now been approved. Elspeth McLean, who has been following developments surrounding the 46-year-old national card collection for several years, updates the story.
The long-awaited review of the formula used to allocate more than $11.36 billion to district health boards should be completed by June.
Research and change have been on my mind as I have blithered into the new year.
Negotiations between the Southern District Health Board and South Link Health over their long-standing multimillion-dollar dispute have come to a standstill.
Dear John, It's hard isn't it, maintaining humility in the face of applause and adoring fans?
The Southern District Health Board is yet to receive a final report and recommendations on its long-running, multimillion-dollar dispute with South Link Health (SLH).
You know you are getting old if you remember taking any of the over-the-counter potions featured in this entertaining and informative book.
''Electioneering nonsense'' is how Health Minister Tony Ryall describes a call for scrutiny of his actions over the South Link Health funds dispute.
The Southern District Health Board's long-running multimillion-dollar dispute with South Link Health has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office, the board announced yesterday.
Three and-a-half years have passed since the Southern District Health Board called on the Ministry of Health to investigate its still unresolved multimillion-dollar dispute with South Link Health. The events are set out in the following timeline.
Three and-a-half years after the Southern District Health Board called on the Ministry of Health to investigate its still unresolved multimillion-dollar dispute with South Link Health, trying to extract official information on it is more farce than fact-finding, Elspeth McLean opines.
The Rolf Harris trial has brought renewed focus on sexual abuse by men in powerful positions and makes this updated publication timely in terms of reminding readers about our own country's chequered history.
Improved accountability for millions of dollars spent on district health board senior doctors' continuing education is being sought by Audit New Zealand.
Data accuracy problems which resulted in family doctors being overpaid by about $90,000 last year have been addressed, the Southern District Health Board says.
