Call for better staffing in aged residential care facilities
Aged residential care nurses took to Dunedin's streets today to call for better staffing in aged residential care facilities.
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Dunedin Hospital capacity no longer at code black
Dunedin Hospital capacity no longer at code black
Dunedin Hospital is no longer at capacity following the Southern District Health Board's declaration of a "code black" earlier today.
Hope renewed pact will improve Maori health
Hope renewed pact will improve Maori health
Southern Maori hope a renewed partnership between runaka and health organisations will mean better and longer lives for their whanau.
Cancer treatment delays prompt plea for action
Cancer treatment delays prompt plea for action
Southern cancer treatment waiting times are creeping back up towards three months or more, prompting the Cancer Society to plead for urgent action to help affected patients.
SDHB’s Covid efforts highlighted
SDHB’s Covid efforts highlighted
Southern medical staff went the extra mile and then some in the fight against Covid-19, newly released figures show.
Private health patients costing public system $11.5m a year
Private health patients costing public system $11.5m a year
Private health patients are costing New Zealand's public system up to $11.5 million a year, a University of Otago study shows.
Importance of GPs highlighted
Importance of GPs highlighted
Outgoing WellSouth medical director Stephen Graham has overseen a period of more change for general practice than he could ever have imagined, Mike Houlahan reports.
Two clinics for measles vaccination
Two clinics for measles vaccination
Free measles vaccination clinics will be held in Dunedin as the Southern District Health Board redoubles its efforts to stamp out the potentially lethal disease.
SDHB pulls discussion on change
SDHB pulls discussion on change
The Southern District Health Board has been left red-faced after having to withdraw a paper due to be considered on Monday which set out details of changes to radiology services in rural hospitals.
Delayed urology audit now next month
Delayed urology audit now next month
A formal audit of the Southern District Health Board’s urology service has yet to be carried out, a year after a scathing report into its performance was released.
Nurses strike over lack of pay parity
Nurses strike over lack of pay parity
Primary care nurses walked off the job in GP clinics and medical practices around the region yesterday as part of a nationwide strike.
Mental health referrals in South about double after lockdown
Mental health referrals in South about double after lockdown
Stress, depression, anxiety and addiction are on the rise in the South.
Cost, travel barriers may prevent use of IUDs: study
Cost, travel barriers may prevent use of IUDs: study
Significant cost and travel barriers may prevent southern women from using contraceptive devices such as IUDs, new research suggests.
Risks and hurdles expected but ‘all is on track’ for now
Risks and hurdles expected but ‘all is on track’ for now
The challenges facing the new Dunedin Hospital are "no better or worse than they have always been", project steering group chairman Pete Hodgson says.
More demolition on new hospital site to begin next week
More demolition on new hospital site to begin next week
Demolition of another building to make way for Dunedin's new hospital will start next week followed by noisy pile testing.
Lung cancer screening backed
Lung cancer screening backed
A newly-released study makes a strong case for lung cancer screening in this country and brings it closer to reality, researchers say.
Failures with scanning machines
Failures with scanning machines
Two Dunedin Hospital scanning machines have broken down in recent weeks.
1000-plus waiting 120-plus days
1000-plus waiting 120-plus days
More than 1000 Southern District Health Board patients have been waiting more than four months for planned surgery.
No word on hospital business case
No word on hospital business case
The status of the business case for the new Dunedin Hospital remains uncertain, and the Health Minister is refusing to say whether it was discussed by Cabinet this week.
Euthanasia referendum: How would objection work?
Euthanasia referendum: How would objection work?
If the public votes "Yes" in the End of Life Choice referendum, people seeking assistance to die will need somewhere to exercise that choice. A recent High Court decision has raised...