Big sacrifices for treatment
The desperate parents of a Dunedin infant diagnosed with a rare condition are selling off their possessions so she can get cutting-edge treatment in the United States.
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‘They told us to tip it’ — late reprieve saves big bill
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‘They told us to tip it’ — late reprieve saves big bill
A father organising his late son’s affairs has had a last-minute reprieve after potentially being landed with a big bill to dump $22,000 worth of excess medical supplies.
ACC sees rise in injuries caused by working out
ACC sees rise in injuries caused by working out
Gyms are supposed to make us healthier.
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Govt cuts tender for work on hospital foundations
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Govt cuts tender for work on hospital foundations
The government has cancelled a tender for work on the foundations of Dunedin’s new hospital due to "substantive" design changes.
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Doubt 24/7 service will work in city
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Doubt 24/7 service will work in city
A city GP is casting doubt on whether the government’s ambition for a 24/7 after-hours service will be successful in Dunedin.
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Needle exchange handover concerns
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Needle exchange handover concerns
The departing operators of Dunedin’s needle exchange programme fear it could descend into "chaos" due to a lack of communication with the new provider.
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After-hours service news ‘pleasing’
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After-hours service news ‘pleasing’
Dunedin could get a comprehensive 24/7 after-hours medical service by the end of the year.
Probe wanted into tobacco firms’ policy influence
Probe wanted into tobacco firms’ policy influence
Following fresh revelations the government has extended a 50% tax cut on heated tobacco products (HTPs) for two more years, health experts across the country are ramping up calls for an independent...
Grant spurs cancer test research
Researchers hunting early pancreatic cancer markers
Dunedin researchers are heading up an international study to identify abnormal DNA markers in order to detect a deadly cancer before it is too late.
New med school to save $50m a year, govt claims
New med school to save $50m a year, govt claims
Nearly $2b could be saved by 2042 if a new medical school to train rural doctors is created in Hamilton, the detailed business case for the project says, but critics are concerned they aren't getting the full picture.
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Lab should be open seven days: widower
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Lab should be open seven days: widower
A grieving widower is vowing to continue a campaign to improve access to the Dunedin cardiac cath lab after his wife’s death.
The inside job
The inside job
The inside of Dunedin’s new ACC building is taking shape. The building, called ACC Ōtepoti, is located between High and Dowling Sts.
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Social worker suspended over dodgy Covid vaccine exemption
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Social worker suspended over dodgy Covid vaccine exemption
A Dunedin-based social worker who issued a shonky Covid-19 vaccine exemption has been suspended for a year.
Group shows confidence in hospital plan
Group shows confidence in hospital plan
A privately owned public hospital for the Central Otago-Queenstown Lakes area is not quite a done deal — but one might be forgiven for thinking so after a show of confidence from southern leaders.
‘Marked improvement’ in mental health shown
‘Marked improvement’ in mental health shown
The South is showing "marked improvement" in most of its mental health targets, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says.
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Shuffles continue at top of hospital project
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Shuffles continue at top of hospital project
A fast-rising bureaucrat brought in to helm the government’s reset of the new Dunedin hospital project has been dumped from the inpatient build, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Concerns aired over miscommunication
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Concerns aired over miscommunication
Angst-ridden internal government memos about the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient build reveal concern about miscommunications and failures to work together and follow command lines.
Obituary: strove to improve rural medicine
Obituary: strove to improve rural medicine
Rural healthcare workers and other first responders had always done their best when dealing with medical emergencies in extremely trying circumstances.
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HIV fears as needle exchange to close
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HIV fears as needle exchange to close
The impending closure of the Dunedin-run needle-exchange service could lead to a rise in HIV cases throughout the city, advocates fear.
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Wakari ward plan worries patient's mother
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Fears for son over Wakari ward plan
The mother of a Wakari Hospital patient is worried the redevelopment of a problematic ward may lead to her child becoming homeless.