At least $1b for rebuild
Prime Minister Bill English and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman are coming to Dunedin today to make a big election promise about the Dunedin Hospital rebuild.
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Mumps outbreak at Otago University
Mumps outbreak at Otago University
Students at the University of Otago are being offered free booster shots after an outbreak of mumps was confirmed in Dunedin.
Surgery affected by water contamination
Surgery affected by water contamination
Some operations are being postponed at Dunedin Hospital because of the water contamination scare, the Southern District Health Board said yesterday.
Call for orthopaedic surgery taskforce
Call for orthopaedic surgery taskforce
The New Zealand Orthopaedic Association has called for a national taskforce on orthopaedic surgery to avert ''a looming crisis''.
Some services close; others find work arounds
Some services close; others find work arounds
Dunedin Hospital has opened an emergency operations centre (EOC) in the wake of the water-quality scare in north Dunedin.
'Toxic' description was 'misconstrued'
'Toxic' description was 'misconstrued'
Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming has admitted describing relationships at Dunedin Hospital as ''toxic'' but says his comment was misconstrued.
Urology patients at 'significant' risk
Urology patients at 'significant' risk, review finds
Urology patients in Dunedin have been at ''significant'' risk while specialists argued with senior management over staffing and refused some work in a bid to force managers to act.
Potential $18m penalty waived
Potential $18m penalty waived
The Southern District Health Board could have faced a penalty of about $18 million for failing to provide timely services, but it was waived, it emerged yesterday.
Surgeon’s wife seeks apology
Surgeon’s wife seeks apology
The wife of a Dunedin urologist has written an emotional letter to Health Minister Jonathan Coleman demanding an apology for calling the department "toxic".
Lack of surgery costs SDHB
Surgery lack costs SDHB $1 million
Losing $1 million for not doing enough surgery did not affect patients at the beleaguered Southern District Health Board, deputy commissioner Richard Thomson says.
New ideas on suicide prevention
New ideas on suicide prevention
A suicide prevention trainer from England will introduce new ideas to a Dunedin mental health audience at a special workshop, an organiser says.
Funds found for ICU cost blowout
Funds found for ICU cost blowout
The Southern District Health Board is dipping into a special maintenance fund to cover a cost blowout in its new intensive care unit.
Coleman stands by 'toxic' urology comment
Coleman stands by 'toxic' urology comment
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman appears unapologetic about labelling Dunedin Hospital's struggling urology department ''toxic''.
Listen to us, not media: SDHB
Listen to us, not media: SDHB
Health staff are being urged to look past ''formal media'' and get news about the organisation from official Southern District Health Board channels.
SDHB not issuing helmets to mental health staff
SDHB not issuing helmets to mental health staff
The Southern District Health Board did not go ahead with a recommendation to issue helmets to mental health staff.
Reopen wards: clinician
Reopen wards: clinician
A leading clinician has called for mothballed parts of Dunedin Hospital to be reopened as the hospital grapples with a patient care crisis.
SDHB urology service 'worst in NZ'
SDHB urology service worst in NZ: expert
The Southern District Health Board’s urology service is the worst in New Zealand, a leading figure in the field says.
Patients 'let down'
‘We have let them down’
An embattled Southern District Health Board hopes an extra ICU bed will alleviate ongoing cardiac surgery woes in Dunedin.
Waiting for cancer biopsy worrisome
Waiting for cancer biopsy worrisome
Ewen Kerstens, of Dunedin, has been waiting for months for a biopsy to find out if he has prostate cancer, and the 61-year-old is frustrated and worried.
Hospital could cost $1 billion
Hospital could cost $1 billion
The Dunedin Hospital rebuild could cost $1billion, Prime Minister Bill English has confirmed.