Southern GP practices join healthcare vanguard
Four southern GP practices have taken the first step towards a new way of delivering primary healthcare, becoming "Health Care Homes".
Dunedin
ACC support group worries it is on ‘outer’
ACC support group worries it is on ‘outer’
ACC claimant support group Acclaim Otago is concerned that it may have "put itself on the outer" through its stand over a "gagging clause", linked to a new advisory panel.
Hospital rebuild: opportunities 'best in a lifetime'
Hospital rebuild: opportunities 'best in a lifetime'
Dunedin people are set to be trained to build the city's new hospital as the group co-ordinating the construction considers how to attract the more than 1000 people needed.
SDHB recruitment trip made
SDHB recruitment trip made
The Southern District Health Board's (SDHB) chief medical officer is cautiously optimistic that a recruitment trip to Britain has been successful.
FluTracking online tool being introduced in NZ
FluTracking online tool being introduced in NZ
A new online initiative asking people to report flu is starting small, but there are big hopes for its future.
Nurses to resume talks with DHBs
Nurses to resume talks with DHBs
Talks to settle the nurses pay dispute resume today.
Keep up ketamine trial, mother pleads
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.
Record Otago mental health callouts
Record Otago mental health callouts
Police expect the number of mental health callouts they receive across the Southern District to continue rising, as data reveals attempted and threatened suicide callouts in Otago reached a three...
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...
‘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.
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.
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.
Blunder as staff not told of cancellations
Blunder as staff not told of cancellations
The Southern District Health Board was quick to tell patients strike-affected appointments were cancelled, but neglected to tell some staff.
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' 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.
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.
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.
Gastro facility open day
Gastro facility open day
It is elegantly open-plan, full of natural light and boasts city and harbour views to die for.