Dunedin Hospital Rebuild

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Lack of pushback on hospital blasted

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Lack of pushback on hospital blasted

Dunedin's Labour MPs have been accused of a "deafening silence" in their lack of pushback against $90 million worth of design cuts to the city’s new hospital.

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Dunedin hospital cuts condemned by nurses

The Government has now included nurses, midwives and any specialist doctors not already eligible...

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Dunedin hospital cuts condemned by nurses

The national nurses’ union has added to condemnation of design changes to the new Dunedin Hospital, saying staff are being asked to carry the burden of Government cuts.

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Hospital shrinks but 'no cuts', says Little

Andrew Little. Photo: The New Zealand Herald

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Hospital shrinks but 'no cuts', says Little

Health Minister Andrew Little has countered criticism about trimmed plans for the new Dunedin hospital by insisting "there are no cuts".

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New hospital cuts slammed: 'Worse than it is now'

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

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New hospital cuts slammed: 'Worse than it is now'

Changes made to the new Dunedin Hospital design will mean a step back in conditions for staff, a representative has warned.

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No comment from Govt over hospital concerns

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No comment from Govt over hospital concerns

It could be the middle of the month before Government ministers respond to southern leaders calling for an urgent meeting contesting cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.

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Mayors unite to battle hospital cost cuts

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan says the new hospital build is an opportunity to future proof the...

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Mayors unite to battle hospital cost cuts

Southern leaders are requesting an urgent meeting with the Government in an effort to prevent a $90 million cost cut from going ahead at the new Dunedin Hospital.

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Bed number mystery still to be solved

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Bed number mystery still to be solved

The mystery of when it was discovered that the number of beds in the detailed business case for the new Dunedin hospital was wrong may take another two months to solve.

‘Advocating’ for signed-off business case

National Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse has pledged to do all he can to ensure the new Dunedin Hospital is built as per its original detailed business case.

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Little defends progress on new Dunedin hospital

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Little defends progress on new Dunedin hospital

Health Minister Andrew Little has denied a lack of urgency in the Government’s approach to the new Dunedin hospital following the approval of $90 million in cuts to the project.

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Dunedin Hospital cuts 'dangerous'

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Dunedin Hospital cuts 'dangerous'

Cutting beds and operating theatres at the new Dunedin Hospital to help save $90 million has been slammed as "incredibly dangerous".

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The deeper the cuts the higher the risk

An early artist’s impression of the new Dunedin Hospital.

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The deeper the cuts the higher the risk

The new Dunedin Hospital project is going through a "value management" exercise to try to rein in its spiralling budget.

Hospital saving was approved by mistake

The latest concept design image for the new Dunedin Hospital buildings, supplied by the...

Hospital saving was approved by mistake

A bill of at least $17 million has landed back in the lap of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand after a saving on Dunedin’s new hospital complex was approved by mistake.

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Beds at risk as Southern health team resists proposed cutbacks

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Beds at risk as Southern health team resists proposed cutbacks

Proposed cuts to the size of the new Dunedin Hospital are so severe that the $1.47 billion facility could end up with fewer medical-surgical beds than the current, outdated hospital.

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Plans to downsize deterred

Determined resistance from clinicians and a strong public backlash appear to have deterred plans to dramatically decrease the size of the new Dunedin Hospital.

Dementia service closure ‘canary in coalmine’

The dementia care crisis precipitated by the looming closure of Ross Home’s psychogeriatric service shows that Dunedin's new hospital should be bigger, not facing the possibility of having its beds cut, a local MP says.

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‘Story’ of site, land at centre of hospital design

The outpatient building, viewed from the corner of
Castle and St Andrew Sts. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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‘Story’ of site, land at centre of hospital design

The outpatient building in the new Dunedin hospital will reference the site’s history and landscape, principal architect Darryl Haines says.

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Hospital architect looks to the future

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Southern programme director Bridget Dickson and new Dunedin...

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Hospital architect looks to the future

When he looks across Cumberland St, sometimes new Dunedin hospital architect Darryl Haines can only see a series of metal piles ... but at other times he can envisage what the building he has drawn will look like in reality.

Fears hospital services will be cut

Beds, operating theatres and even entire wards could be dropped from the design of the new Dunedin Hospital’s inpatient building as the Health Ministry desperately tries to keep the project close to budget.

Health-tertiary link driving decisions

Dunedin Hospital local advisory group chairman Pete Hodgson looks at using master site planning to map the city's future.

MoH pleased outpatients consent given

The Ministry of Health says it is relieved that resource consent has been granted for the outpatient building of the new Dunedin hospital.

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