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Risk fed-up hospital staff could take off

Waiting list . . . Work on the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building has barely begun. Photo:...

Risk fed-up hospital staff could take off

The threat of staff fleeing because of constant delays and uncertainty has been flagged as a high risk to the new Dunedin hospital project, the Otago Daily Times has learned.

Death due to surgery delays

The Dunedin Public Hospital is the middle of a major maintenance programme, but millions are...

Death due to surgery delays

The root cause of a "fit and healthy" 74-year-old’s death has been identified as repeated surgery delays at Dunedin Hospital.

Alcohol claims rejected

Alcohol claims rejected

Health New Zealand has rubbished claims that beer, wine and spirits consumption is at an "all-time low", and Kiwis are more focused on their health and wellness.

Low HPV jab rates spur call

Low HPV jab rates spur call

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates are low in New Zealand following a drop during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Health NZ overhaul greeted positively

ASMS chief executive director Sarah Dalton. Photo: ODT files

Health NZ overhaul greeted positively

A revamp at Health New Zealand could help prevent debacles such as the problem-plagued new Dunedin hospital project from happening again, a leading health advocate says.

Funding expands canine cancer detection research

K9 Medical Detection New Zealand team (from left) founder and chief executive Pauline Blomfield,...

Funding expands canine cancer detection research

A major funding grant from a French dogfood manufacturing company has allowed Dunedin’s K9 Medical Detection (K9MD) programme to expand its operations and start training dogs to sniff out ovarian...

CPR not ‘right’ for everyone

CPR not ‘right’ for everyone

If you feel you need to perform CPR to save someone, think about whether it is "the right thing for the right person".

Hospital's sixth floor may go - sources

On the level? An architect's drawing shows the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building with 11...

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.

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

The Otago medical school. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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

Dunedin Hospital on Tuesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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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’

Prof Julian Paton, the owner of New Zealand’s oldest Land Rover, is pleased the vehicle’s...

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

Dunedin mayor Jules Radich speaking after new Minister of Health Simeon Brown announced that the...

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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

Pathologists at Awanui labs in Invercargill strike in 2023. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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

The First Aid Trainers director Bex Hill shows Fairfield residents how to do CPR on an adult,...

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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 are worried about their position in the new Dunedin hospital. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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’

The government paused work on the site of the inpatient Dunedin hospital build last September...

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.

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