Hospital's sixth floor may go - sources
Hospital's sixth floor may go - sources
Plans to cut one floor from the new Dunedin hospital affecting elderly patients have been presented to the government, the ODT understands.
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Commissioner plan to help with patient rights
Commissioner plan to help with patient rights
A group of health professionals are calling for a new organisation to address patient rights and safety as people find the health system increasingly difficult to navigate.
Act wanted clearer assurances on school
Act wanted clearer assurances on school
Act New Zealand voiced fears a business case for the University of Waikato’s proposed new medical school could become a "tick-box exercise", documents reveal.
Work continuing on new hospital building
Work continuing on new hospital building
Work is continuing on the concrete structure in front of the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building.
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Fears ageing hospital will fall apart
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Fears ageing hospital will fall apart
The cost of keeping Dunedin's ageing hospital running spiralled to $3.5 million last year amid concerns it will fall apart before the new one opens.
Moment on steps ‘a favour’
Moment on steps ‘a favour’
The owner of the country’s oldest Land Rover says the vehicle’s political detour since leaving Dunedin will contribute to life-saving research.
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$150K in campaign funding unused
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$150K in campaign funding unused
Some money is left over from the campaign demanding a suitable hospital be built in Dunedin, but the city council has yet to be precise about how some was spent.
HNZ not releasing new bed details
HNZ not releasing new bed details
The government's refusal to release any details about what beds have been cut from the new Dunedin hospital has been slammed by medical unions.
Southern medical lab workers to strike
Southern medical lab workers to strike
Poor conditions and a lack of pay parity with the public sector has prompted private medical laboratory workers to strike tomorrow and Friday.
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Free first-aid course empowers all: trainer
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Free first-aid course empowers all: trainer
Fairfield residents’ financial situations should not determine whether they have the skills to save a life, a first-aid trainer says.
Pathologists still seeking assurance after announcement
Pathologists still seeking assurance after announcement
Dunedin's pathologists feel they have been "once again ... left in the lurch" after the government’s announcement about the new hospital failed to provide answers for the department.
New Dunedin hospital: 'We listened'
'We listened'
The government has listened to the people after deciding to go ahead with the new Dunedin hospital. They were shouting at you too loudly not to be heard, writes political editor Mike Houlahan.
Decision ‘best we could have hoped for’
Decision ‘best we could have hoped for’
The new Dunedin hospital will meet the needs of the South and is the "best we could have hoped for", the leading clinician on the project says.
Protesters voice downgrade displeasure
Protesters voice downgrade displeasure
Police officers clear the way for Health Minister Simeon Brown to exit the building following his announcement on the new Dunedin hospital.
Radich lauds ‘big win’ as mayors await more details
Radich lauds ‘big win’ as mayors await more details
Dunedin marched and the government listened in what was a "big win" for the region, the city’s Mayor, Jules Radich, says.
Relieved tertiary institutions welcome news
Relieved tertiary institutions welcome news
Dunedin's tertiary institutions are relieved the government has decided to push on with the new hospital.
On the march
On the march
On September 28 last year, more than 35,000 people marched down George St, Dunedin, in protest against planned cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.
Hospital work to start by mid-year, Minister says
Hospital work to start by mid-year, Minister says
The Dunedin hospital inpatient building is going ahead and there will be activity on site by the middle of this year, the government has announced.
'Good announcement' on way for hospital
Hospital decision expected
Labour's Taieri MP Ingrid Leary is expecting a "good announcement" regarding the new Dunedin hospital from Health Minister Simeon Brown today.
Cancer patient calls for a fair decision by govt
Cancer patient calls for a fair decision by govt
A cancer patient who spent months in Dunedin Hospital says staff were great but the hospital was not.
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