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Delivery of pathology lab doubted
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Delivery of pathology lab doubted
A new document has revealed the estimated cost of the new Dunedin hospital pathology building is $45 million — but has also cast doubt about its delivery
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Reversal of cuts to Dunedin hospital hailed
Reversal of cuts to Dunedin hospital hailed
Dunedin is welcoming another win as the government announces two more cuts to the new hospital have been reversed.
New images of hospital out
New images of hospital out
New architectural images of the new Dunedin hospital impatient building were released yesterday.
Vital signs of progress at hospital site
Vital signs of progress at hospital site
After years of waiting, construction of the outpatient building of Dunedin’s new hospital can now be seen above ground, as the first structural steel column is in place.
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Reusing old hospital floated before ILC scrapped
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Reusing old hospital floated before ILC scrapped
The current Dunedin Hospital is a "substantial set of buildings" that could be repurposed, ministers were told before deciding to scrap plans for a new medical education centre.
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Govt dodging blame for cutting learning centre, MP says
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Govt dodging blame for cutting learning centre, MP says
The Government is being accused of trying to pass the buck as different stories emerge over the latest cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.
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Learning centre decision seen as generational loss
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Learning centre decision seen as generational loss
Dunedin has suffered a generational loss with the decision to drop a medical education centre from the new Dunedin hospital complex, a clinician involved with its design says.
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‘Sad day’ as centre shelved
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‘Sad day’ as centre shelved
The professional development unit for the new Dunedin hospital has lost its home, falling victim to cost pressures.
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200 carparks cut from new Dunedin hospital
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More than 200 carparks cut; no alternative plans in place
More than 200 car parks have been cut from the new Dunedin hospital, while separate plans for a multi-storey parking building appear to have stagnated.
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Consultancy costs eat away at hospital savings
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Consultancy costs eat away at hospital savings
The Government’s decision to launch a lengthy cost-cutting exercise for the new Dunedin hospital is expected to cost it $27 million in consultancy fees and rising costs.
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Ministers alarmed by extent of hospital cuts
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Ministers alarmed by extent of hospital cuts
Government ministers were alarmed at the unexpected extent of the redesign work needed to slice $90 million from the new Dunedin hospital just 10 weeks before announcing the cuts last December.
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DCC backs away from hospital cuts campaign
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DCC backs away from hospital cuts campaign
The Dunedin City Council is reducing activity on its "They Save We Pay" campaign against cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, Mayor Jules Radich says.
Council continuing to push for ‘best possible outcome’
Council continuing to push for ‘best possible outcome’
City councillors plan to meet project managers of the new Dunedin hospital within the next 10 days in a push for "the best possible outcome".
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$10m reversal of cuts welcomed
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$10m reversal of cuts welcomed
A $10 million reversal of cuts to the new Dunedin hospital has been welcomed in the city as a "significant step forward".
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MP ‘can’t have it both ways’ on hospital design change
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MP ‘can’t have it both ways’ on hospital design change
Dunedin Labour list MP Rachel Brooking has come under fire for trying to have it both ways in her approach to the new Dunedin hospital.
Opinion: Cuts come at a high cost
Cuts come at a high cost
Cuts to the new Dunedin hospital are short-sighted and costly, writes New Zealand Nurses Organisation Te Whatu Ora Southern outgoing national delegate Linda Smillie.
Huge columns will outline the shape of things to come
Huge columns will outline the shape of things to come
The future height of the new Dunedin hospital outpatient building will soon be visible with the arrival of steel columns standing 26m tall.
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Meeting with minister on hospital cost cuts pursued
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Meeting with minister on hospital cost cuts pursued
Dunedin's mayor is pursuing a meeting with Minister of Finance Grant Robertson to discuss cuts to the planned new hospital in the city.
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Funding issues for planned medical learning centre
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Funding issues for planned medical learning centre
Dunedin's planned interprofessional learning centre (ILC) could run into more funding struggles, as the Government looks into third-party financing for the project.
Campaign growing
Campaign growing
Bridgman Street Panelbeaters commercial manager Jarrod Hodson leads the way as the South Dunedin auto body shop joins the DCC's campaign to reverse cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.