SUBSCRIBER
Wastewater more reliable: prof
With another wave of Covid-19 on the horizon, wastewater testing has become a more reliable sign of community infection than self-reporting, a Dunedin expert has said.
Health
Cut-back in facilities alarms midwifery body
Cut-back in facilities alarms midwifery body
Slashing the number of birthing rooms by 40% at the new Dunedin hospital is worrying midwives, concerned there may not be enough beds for expectant mothers.
Number of those diagnosed with HIV continuing to decrease
Number of those diagnosed with HIV continuing to decrease
Despite two children being diagnosed with perinatally acquired HIV in 2024 — the first cases in New Zealand in more than a decade — the latest research shows the incidence of people being diagnosed...
Impending closure of Oamaru House ‘a shock’
Impending closure of Oamaru House ‘a shock’
An Alexandra cancer patient is in shock at the impending closure of hospital accommodation that has been a godsend for rural people coming to Dunedin for treatment.
SUBSCRIBER
Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat
SUBSCRIBER
Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat
A volunteer-run service providing affordable accommodation to out-of-town families of patients in Dunedin Hospital has been given just four months to find a new building or close for good.
Attack on politicians placed in large print
Attack on politicians placed in large print
A retired Dunedin doctor has put his money where his mouth is, declaring a plague on both Labour and National parties for their failure to deliver the new Dunedin hospital as promised.
Changes in personnel leading new hospital build continue
Changes in personnel leading new hospital build continue
The merry-go-round of faces leading the new Dunedin hospital build continues with the departure of a long-serving local health official and arrival of one of New Zealand’s top health bosses.
SUBSCRIBER
Hui held to refresh responders’ skills
SUBSCRIBER
Hui held to refresh responders’ skills
Aside from Dunedin Hospital, the Dunedin Art Gallery was probably the next best place to have a major heart attack at the weekend.
Problems envisaged with prescriptions
Problems envisaged with 12-month prescriptions
A surprise Budget announcement about prescriptions has left one pharmacist perplexed.
Significant healthcare issues unaddressed
Significant healthcare issues unaddressed
We have a health system under pressure.
Govt allegedly favoured industry over health
Govt allegedly favoured industry over health
Large multinational companies have been accused of increasingly influencing governments and shaping public policies to suit their own needs — often harming health in favour of profits.
SUBSCRIBER
Tobacco industry playbook mirrored: research
SUBSCRIBER
Tobacco industry playbook mirrored: research
New research shows coalition government MPs "closely mirrored the tobacco industry’s playbook" to back their decision to repeal New Zealand’s world-leading smokefree laws.
After-hours boost details awaited
After-hours boost details awaited
The devil will be in the details for regional health centres around the South following the announcement of an increase in government funding for after-hours services.
SUBSCRIBER
Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’
SUBSCRIBER
Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’
Dunedin will be one of the first beneficiaries of a new urgent and after-hours care service, the government says.
Boost for urgent, after-hours health services in South
Boost for urgent, after-hours health services in South
Communities in Dunedin and Invercargill will have better access to urgent and after-hours healthcare as part of a nationwide investment, the Health Minister says.
First signs of life at hospital site
First signs of life at hospital site
Is this the first sign of life from the previously abandoned new Dunedin hospital project’s inpatient building?
SUBSCRIBER
Hope new programme will ‘break the cycle’
SUBSCRIBER
Hope new programme will ‘break the cycle’
A new initiative in Gore will try to help young victims of family violence become healthy and happy members of society, with hopes of breaking the cycle.
Govt funding falls short, hospice says
Govt funding falls short, hospice says
If you thought things were grim at the Otago Community Hospice, it could be a lot worse - we could lose the facility, through lack of funding.
SUBSCRIBER
Contractors warned of hospital cutbacks
SUBSCRIBER
Contractors warned of hospital cutbacks
Contractors tendering for work on the new Dunedin hospital build have been warned about "significant" cuts.
SUBSCRIBER
Concerns after urgent doctors cuts hours
SUBSCRIBER
Concerns after urgent doctors cuts hours
A Dunedin city GP is predicting a ‘‘wave’’ of presentations to the hospital emergency department as the city’s busiest after-hours services announces it is cutting its operating hours.