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District health target figures improve
The Southern district has shown improvement across the board in its health targets, but the nurses’ organisation is not wholly satisfied.
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Hospital budget reassurance over fuel costs
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Hospital budget reassurance over fuel costs
Contingencies are in place to stop rising fuel costs producing a further budget blowout for the new Dunedin hospital project, the government says.
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Food safety lab to focus on human behaviour
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Food safety lab to focus on human behaviour
Some people have been put off eating what used to be their favourite food after getting a bad dose of food poisoning from it.
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$123k paid to chair’s company
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$123k paid to chair’s company
Te Kāika paid $123,000 into a private company 100% owned by its chairwoman, the under-investigation charity’s accounts reveal.
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Thousands of registered patients, one GP on site
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Thousands of registered patients, one GP on site
Te Kāika has only one part-time GP on site at its Dunedin hub, despite having thousands of patients on its books, sources say.
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Mercy Hospital patient refuses to pay $7000 bill
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Mercy Hospital patient refuses to pay $7000 bill
A patient at Mercy Hospital feels he has been charged ‘‘creatively’’ for an operation.
‘Trooper’ in setback after cancer returns
‘Trooper’ in setback after cancer returns
Just one year after ringing a bell marking the end of his cancer treatment, Noah Dobier, of Dunedin, is facing more aggressive intervention to rid him of the disease.
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DIA confirms investigation into Te Kāika
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DIA confirms investigation into Te Kāika charity
Te Kāika is doubling down on a claim it is not under investigation, despite the Department of Internal Affairs saying otherwise.
Meningococcal vaccines in demand
Meningococcal vaccines in demand
Vaccines for meningococcal disease are "going out the door" at Dunedin pharmacies, after reports of two cases in the city within close proximity of the student quarter.
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‘Devolved’ model needs resources: Prof
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‘Devolved’ model needs resources: Prof
The government’s plan to give power over health back to the regions could fail if they forget to staff it properly, commentators warn.
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Second agency to investigate: Te Kāika now under audit by HNZ
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Second agency to investigate: Te Kāika now under audit by HNZ
The pressure on embattled health charity Te Kāika is increasing as a second government agency launches an investigation into its operations.
Vigilance urged as second case recorded
Vigilance urged as second case recorded
Dunedin has recorded its second case of invasive Meningococcal Disease meningitis, but a foundation is concerned not enough is being done to stop the spread.
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Kidney failure: lifting the lid on a ‘silent condition’
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Kidney failure: lifting the lid on a ‘silent condition’
Kidney failure was simply a hurdle, and not a roadblock, for Dr Paul Trotman.
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HNZ withholds Wakari Hospital worker assault data
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HNZ withholds Wakari Hospital worker assault data
A refusal to release information on the number of staff being assaulted at Wakari Hospital shows the national health body has something to hide, a union says.
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Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’
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Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’
A line can be drawn between Dr Shane Reti’s departure from politics and the backlash to the government’s handling of the new Dunedin hospital project, a pair of commentators say.
NZ in ninth Covid wave
NZ in ninth Covid wave
A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19.
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Charity misses financial deadline
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Charity misses financial deadline
The under-fire Te Kāika health service has again failed to meet a government deadline to submit a critical annual financial report.
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Mental health workers at trust to picket over trial periods
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Mental health workers at trust to picket over trial periods
Workers at a mental health trust are to picket today in protest against management plans to introduce 90-day trial periods.
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Alarm over mental health field staffing
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Alarm over mental health field staffing
Mental healthcare for older people in the South is ‘‘dangerously under-resourced’’ at a time when demand is at its highest, a senior clinician says.
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Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle
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Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle
Stressed senior doctors in the South are dealing with sky-high vacancy rates which they blame on Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) bungling the rollout of a new recruitment system.