Health

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Family walk ‘for a cure’ in memory of Nicola

Walking for a Cause participants and Relay for Life ambassadors Jayne Jepson and Andrew Petrie at...

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Family walk ‘for a cure’ in memory of Nicola

When Nicola Petrie went into Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department in pain in September 2024 she did not expect to leave 13 hours later with a terminal bowel cancer diagnosis.

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Getting involved after much-needed support

Graduate of Dunedin’s neonatal intensive care unit Sofia MacAulay, 3, looks over a decommissioned...

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Getting involved after much-needed support

A Dunedin mum has praised the work of a neonatal charity supporting families facing an ‘‘emotional rollercoaster’’ as it begins its annual appeal.

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Staff scared as inspectors raise 'serious concerns' over troubled Dunedin hospital

Wakari Hospital’s makeshift fire alarm system at Helensburgh House. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Staff scared as inspectors raise 'serious concerns' over troubled Dunedin hospital

'Scared' staff at the troubled Wakari Hospital say the building is falling apart and have serious safety concerns as inspectors identify "a range of potentially serious concerns".

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Building not protected due to ‘gap’ in rules

The former Dunedin Hospital administration block in Great King St. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Building not protected due to ‘gap’ in rules

A ‘‘dramatic and important’’ hospital building could not be granted meaningful heritage protection due to a quirk in Dunedin’s planning rules.

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Mother distraught over baby's ‘poisoning’ at Dunedin Hospital

A Dunedin mother says her baby was violently sick after ingesting formula at Dunedin Hospital...

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Mother distraught over baby's ‘poisoning’ at Dunedin Hospital

A distraught mother is fighting for answers after her baby was ‘‘poisoned’’ at Dunedin Hospital and the spotlight of blame fell on her.

Male-specific questions to go

Male-specific questions to go

A change to blood donation screening is being hailed as a ‘‘landmark change’’.

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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’

A Dunedin woman was left to suffer after having three referrals for X-rays rejected as Health New Zealand declines almost 20,000 requests for treatment a year in the South.

Seal of approval

Seal of approval

Abseilers seal the joins at the new Dunedin hospital outpatient building.

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Otago folk feel safest: report

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Otago folk feel safest: report

People in the Otago region feel the safest in the country, but many still experience significant isolation, a new survey on society reveals.

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'Sick joke': Hospital with broken alarm tells staff to yell 'fire, fire'

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'Sick joke': Hospital with broken alarm tells staff to yell 'fire, fire'

A sign asking staff in Wakari Hospital to shout ‘‘fire, fire’’ in the event of a fire because the alarms are not working has been called a ‘‘sick joke’’.

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Global success for Taurite Tū programme

Jenny Solomon, 79, left, and Ellen Patrick, 85, take part in fall prevention programme Taurite Tū...

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Global success for Taurite Tū programme

International success for an Ōtākou fall prevention programme is thanks to the kaumātua at the project’s heart, an organiser says.

PET-CT technolgy to make difference

Dunedin’s first permanent PET-CT scanner was rolled out yesterday at a special opening at Pacific...

PET-CT technolgy to make difference

Patients across the South are set to benefit from a major expansion of diagnostic imaging services now that PET-CT technology is permanently based in the region for the first time at Pacific...

Opioid detection among workers on rise: firm

A California judge has ruled drug companies are not liable for creating a public nuisance. Photo:...

Opioid detection among workers on rise: firm

Opioid detection continues to rise in the Otago region among workers, but cannabis remains well in front, the country’s leading workplace drug-detection firm says.