Patients told to advise surgical teams of Covid infections
Southern patients awaiting surgery are being advised to tell their surgical teams of past or present Covid infections which could result in complications during surgery.
Dunedin
Key health and social sector targets missed in Budget
Key health and social sector targets missed in Budget
Balancing the books of government when it comes to a pandemic Budget was never going to be an easy task.
Two perspectives on the increase in health spending
Two perspectives on the increase in health spending
The increase of over $11billion into health is impressive and sorely needed.
Shot in the arm for new hospital IT
Shot in the arm for new hospital IT
The Government has backed the Southern District Health Board’s plans for the new Dunedin Hospital to be a digital hospital.
Major fillip for cancer treatment
Major fillip for cancer treatment
Cancer treatment resources in the South are set to receive a major boost, after Pacific Radiology confirmed plans yesterday to open a new clinic in Dunedin.
737 new Covid cases and two deaths in South
737 new Covid cases and two deaths in South
There are 737 cases of Covid, 28 hospitalisations and two deaths to report in the South today, as national figures jump and the death toll passes 1000.
Flu outbreak ‘widespread’
Flu outbreak ‘widespread’
The first big flu season in several years has hit at least one Dunedin secondary school which has recorded daily absences reaching into triple figures.
Southern death toll 50
Southern death toll 50
A grim milestone was reached in the South yesterday as the region registered its 50th Covid-19 death since the start of the pandemic.
Email blunder: SDHB boss recalls message congratulating nurses
Email blunder: SDHB boss recalls message congratulating nurses
An email sent by the Southern District Health Board chief executive acknowledging the hard work of staff on International Nurses Day is at the centre of controversy - because he didn't actually write it himself.
Up to 8-week wait for doctor's appointment in Dunedin
Up to 8-week wait for doctor's appointment in Dunedin
It is taking up to eight weeks for some Dunedin people to get an appointment with their doctor.
568 new cases, 3 deaths in South
568 new cases, 3 deaths in South
There are 568 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths to report in the South.
Aged care crisis: Nurses backpay parity call
Aged care crisis: Nurses backpay parity call
Nurses working in aged residential care have added their voices to those of their managers in calling on the Government for greater support for the sector.
742 new cases, 4 deaths in South
742 new cases, 4 deaths in South
There are 742 new cases of Covid-19 and four deaths to report in the South.
HIV diagnoses lowest since late 1990s: Otago group
HIV diagnoses lowest since late 1990s: Otago group
The number of people first diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year is the lowest since the late 1990s, partly due to Covid-19 restrictions, figures released by the University of Otago's AIDS Epidemiology Group show.
Long Covid link presents an opportunity: expert
Long Covid link presents an opportunity: expert
Otago research has established that Long Covid patients have an almost identical chemical composition to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Covid in South: 744 new cases and 6 deaths
Covid in South: 744 new cases and 6 deaths
There are 744 new community cases of Covid-19 in the South and six deaths to report.
'My entire life is a struggle' - Patient says SDHB halved medication
'My entire life is a struggle' - Patient says SDHB halved medication
A mental health patient says the Southern DHB's decision, which was made without her consultation, has upended her life.
Warning cases will remain widespread in South
889 new Covid cases in South as NZ passes 1 million mark
There are 889 new cases of Covid-19 in the South, as the DHB warns infections will continue to be widespread heading into winter. NZ has now passed more than 1 million cases since the pandemic began.
Hospital infection rate about 7% in South
Hospital infection rate about 7% in South
A new report has warned about 7% of southern hospital patients might suffer from an infection while being cared for.
SDHB aims to improve harm prevention
SDHB aims to improve harm prevention
The Southern District Health Board has pledged to reduce the number of people who suffer some kind of harm while in its hospitals.