Organ donation seen from both sides
The number 39 has significance for the Gilchrist family; father Alastair was that old when he received a heart transplant, and daughter Anna was the same age when her organs changed many lives.
Dunedin
Local companies in mix for hospital rebuild
Local companies in mix for hospital rebuild
Local construction companies are confident they are in the running for work from the Dunedin Hospital project after the Ministry of Health's first ''market sounding'' meetings yesterday.
In the dark over concerns: Fleming
In the dark over concerns: Fleming
Senior doctors' claims of patient harm, aired in a 2017 internal survey, were not conveyed to him at the time, Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming says.
Funding changes may benefit SDHB
Funding changes may benefit SDHB
Southern District Health Board may be a major beneficiary of new DHB funding changes announced by Health Minister David Clark yesterday.
Fear review was punitive exercise
Fear review was punitive exercise
The Southern District Health Board is yet to outline its response to the final version of a damning report calling for an urgent overhaul of its management of colorectal cancer.
Woman 'in right body' after surgery
Woman 'in right body' after surgery
Invercargill woman Khellsey-Anna Atley's days of low self-esteem are behind her following life-changing breast-reduction surgery.
Radiation situation a 'perfect storm'
Radiation situation a 'perfect storm'
Radiation therapists are concerned a lack of resources is putting patient wellbeing at risk, a medical union leader says.
Clinical leads for independent maternity reviews announced
Clinical leads for independent maternity reviews announced
An experienced rural midwife and an expert in the field have been chosen as key clinical leads for independent reviews into the Southern DHB's primary maternity system of care.
'My kids worry every day if their mum is going to die'
'My kids worry every day if their mum is going to die'
The waiting list for radiation oncology treatment is not just about numbers, it is about people living with anxiety and uncertainty.
Radiation patients waiting up to 3 months
Radiation patients waiting up to 3 months
Southern cancer patients are waiting months longer than they should to receive potentially life-saving radiation treatment.
No second surgeon within NZ
No second surgeon within NZ
The SDHB has all but conceded defeat on recruiting an additional neurosurgeon for Dunedin from within New Zealand.
Bowel cancer notification breaches patient rights: academics
Bowel cancer notification breaches patient rights: academics
Patients at risk of bowel cancer are being unfairly - and potentially illegally - kept in the dark by the current way of releasing test results, a group including University of Otago academics says.
Flu rate low but more test positive
Flu rate low but more test positive
The annual flu season is tracking well below a low rate of the disease, but more New Zealanders are testing positive to the illness than normal.
Maternity services saga drags on
Maternity services saga drags on
Ten months ago, the Southern District Health Board finished a review of its maternity services. There has been controversy ever since. Health reporter Mike Houlahan looks...
SDHB fourth in country for deficit
SDHB fourth in country for deficit
The Southern District Health Board has the fourth-highest deficit of the country's 20 DHBs, new figures show.
Risk in limited bowel screening results
Risk in limited bowel screening results
Concerned groups say the Bowel Screening Programme’s decision to ignore a recommendation to provide full results to GPs could result in unnecessary deaths. Former Otago Daily Times health reporter...
Healthcare hubs next service revamp phase
Healthcare hubs next service revamp phase
The next stage of the revamp of the southern primary healthcare system is about to begin, as Alliance South seeks expressions of interest in developing community health hubs.
No neurosurgeon over long weekend
No neurosurgeon over long weekend
Dunedin Hospital will have no neurosurgeon all weekend, a situation which will recur over the next six to eight weeks.
Fifteen years of looking after public health
Fifteen years of looking after public health
Southern District Health Board medical officer of health Marion Poore retired from the SDHB yesterday. She spoke to health reporter Mike Houlahan about a life’swork devoted to community health.
Elective surgery targets met, despite strike
Elective surgery targets met, despite strike
The Southern District Health Board remains ahead of target for elective surgery despite the disruption caused by the resident doctor's strike, a report to be presented to board commissioners today...