Keep up ketamine trial, mother pleads
The mother of a woman with a major depressive illness has called on the Southern District Health Board to reconsider its plans to shut down its ketamine treatment trial.
Mike Houlahan
Nurses to resume talks with DHBs
Nurses to resume talks with DHBs
Talks to settle the nurses pay dispute resume today.
‘Not a Monday to Friday position’
‘Not a Monday to Friday position’
Health reporter Mike Houlahan looks at what it takes to be a nurse.
Both sides take time to regroup, reflect
Both sides take time to regroup, reflect
Nurses and district health boards yesterday abided by Health Minister David Clark’s advice to take time for "pause and reflection" over their employment contract, but the rancorous dispute is set...
David Clark: No more money for nurses
David Clark: No more money for nurses
Health Minster David Clark stressed this morning that the Government would offer no more money to try and settle the long-running nurses pay dispute.
Fairway hits back - says independent from ACC
Fairway hits back - says independent from ACC
Dispute resolution providers FairWay have hit back at allegations by lawyers that the ACC review system lacks independence.
Back to talks as 24-hour strike ends
Back to talks as 24-hour strike ends
Talks are set to resume between nurses and DHBs, as the arm-wrestle over the collective employment contract continues. Nurses ended their 24-hour strike at 7am today.
Southern hospitals coping despite nurses' strike
Southern hospitals coping despite nurses' strike
Southern hospitals have thus far been able to cope with patient demand despite the nationwide nurses strike, the Southern District Health Board says.
Strike not all about money, nurse says
Strike not all about money, nurse says
A noisy picket line greeted visitors to Dunedin Hospital today, as nurses kicked off 24 hours of strike action.
No agreement reached, nurses strike to go ahead
No agreement reached, nurses strike to go ahead
Tomorrow's nurses strike is set to continue as scheduled, after facilitation talks ended this afternoon without an agreement being reached.
Nurses feeling undervalued, not just underpaid
Nurses feeling undervalued, not just underpaid
To borrow a line from Peter Finch in the movie Network, nurses are as mad as hell and they aren't going to take this any more.
Nurses' strike affects 450 patients
Nurses' strike affects 450 patients
The Southern District Health Board has started contacting hundreds of patients to cancel and reschedule appointments booked for tomorrow, after nurses voted to strike.
SDHB cancels appointments ahead of strike
SDHB cancels appointments ahead of strike
The Southern DHB has started ringing patients to cancel appointments, after nurses rejected a pay offer and voted to strike on Thursday.
Fortune final bow closer
Fortune final bow closer
The curtain hasn't quite fallen on the Fortune Theatre but its descent gathered pace last night with a formal resolution to wind up the stricken performance venue and appoint liquidators.
Lawyer queries legality of ACC's relationship with firm
Lawyer queries legality of ACC's relationship with firm
The Accident Compensation Corporation's relationship with the firm it has contracted to review ACC decisions is ethically wrong and may turn out to be legally wrong as well, a leading ACC lawyer says.
Robot more than just fun and games
Robot about more than just fun and games
It sings, it dances, it keeps children entertained, but Nao 6 is no mere toy.
Answers sought over lost information
Answers wanted over health information lost in Dunedin
A breast cancer organisation is stunned a file containing personal information about 26 women could be lost in central Dunedin.
ACC review concerns ‘not rocket science’
ACC review concerns ‘not rocket science’
Concerns about the independence of the ACC review process "are not rocket science", an injured persons’ advocacy group says.
Independence of ACC process queried
Independence of ACC process queried
A leading Dunedin ACC lawyer says he cannot recommend clients take disputed claims to a tribunal to be resolved because of concerns about the independence of the process.
Birth after death issues explored
Birth after death issues explored
Technology already means people could become parents after their death, but New Zealand law needs to be reviewed to decide whether they should, an ethics committee says.