Maori Tb to be studied
The disproportionately high rate of tuberculosis in New Zealand’s Maori population is partly due to the disease’s correlation with poverty, an Otago researcher says.
Dunedin
Hospital: ICU bed shortage due to sudden patient influx
Hospital: ICU bed shortage due to sudden patient influx
Cardiac surgery services at Dunedin Hospital are under pressure due to a sudden influx of severely ill patients.
SDHB works to reduce infection rates
SDHB works to reduce infection rates
The Southern District Health Board is working with outside experts to establish why its numbers of infections of all types rose last year.
Hospice preparing for future demand with training
Hospice preparing for future demand by training aged-care providers
An ageing population will place unprecedented demand on hospice services — a tide of patients Otago Community Hospice is preparing for now.
Cabinet dispensation required to reject partnership model
Cabinet dispensation required to reject partnership model
Cabinet dispensation was required for the Minister of Health to rule out a public-private partnership to build the new Dunedin Hospital, a newly released Cabinet paper says.
Tiptoeing around elephant of obesity
Tiptoeing around elephant of obesity
Few people like being told they are overweight — and portly patients seeing their doctors are no exception.
On course to clear wait for ophthalmology
On course to clear wait for ophthalmology
The firm hired by the Southern District Health Board to clear its backlog of ophthalmology cases says it is on course to carry out its contracted 1000 appointments.
Caring for carers
Caring for carers
Jacob Grieve from Lumino The Dentists: Pitt St Dental clinic works on Mark Madill on Saturday.
Prescribing guidelines for simvastatin not always adhered to
Prescribing guidelines for simvastatin not always adhered to
University of Otago researchers hope a new study will raise awareness that some doctors do not always follow the guidelines when prescribing additional medicines to patients already taking a common...
NZ mental-health inquiry starts
NZ mental-health inquiry starts
The government-commissioned inquiry into mental health and addiction has begun with a series of public meetings, and its consultation document has been issued.
DHB’s radiology failings cited in report
DHB’s radiology failings cited in report
The Southern DHB repeatedly promised to rectify issues with Dunedin Hospital’s radiology department but continually failed to do so, a newly released report says.
More medicine advice needed
More medicine advice needed
New University of Otago research suggests some patients are not receiving adequate information about their newly prescribed medicines.
Doctors' clinics to become hubs
Doctors' clinics to become hubs
Doctors clinics are about to become ``healthcare homes'' as the new primary health care plan for the South is implemented.
Bowel programme begins in South
Bowel programme begins in South
The national bowel cancer screening programme has begun in the Southern District Health Board region.
Surgical areas, ED bigger
Surgical areas, ED bigger
A larger emergency department and more surgical facilities will probably be a part of the new Dunedin hospital, rebuild convener Pete Hodgson says.
Screening letters going out
Screening letters going out
The opening of the new, expanded gastroenterology unit at Dunedin Hospital is set to coincide with the roll-out of the national bowel screening programme across the southern region.
Disadvantaged paying for poverty with teeth
Disadvantaged paying for poverty with their teeth
More needs to be done to close the gap between rich and poor when it comes to dental work, an Otago academic says.
Should I get a flu shot?
Should I get a flu shot?
Winter is coming, and so are colds, fevers, chills and flus. Health reporter MikeHoulahan considers whether to get a flu injection.
Scanning work spans the ages
Scanning work spans the ages
The youngest patient Jill Oliver has scanned was just 2 hours old and the oldest was 104.
SDHB campaign launched
SDHB campaign launched
The Southern District Health Board yesterday launched a campaign aimed at getting people out of their beds.