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DHBS requests info on doctors' standoff

District Health Boards are appealing an Employment Relations Authority request they hand over senior doctors' pay information, as part of ongoing pay negotiations with junior doctors.

No systemic problem with aged care - industry body

Geriatric rest homes are not facing widespread problems in the health care they deliver, says the body which represents most rest homes in New Zealand.

Nurses seek mandatory safe staffing

Student Ruby Mills (19) discusses a petition calling for mandatory safe staffing in the aged-care...

Nurses seek mandatory safe staffing

Union representatives collected about 200 signatures in an hour yesterday in Dunedin for a petition asking the Government to make safe staffing mandatory in the aged-care sector.

Vaccine confusion not helpful: Sijnja

Confusion over information provided to parents about the level of protection offered by the MenzB vaccine against meningococcal disease does not help the credibility of the medical profession, Balclutha general practitioner Dr Branko Sijnja says.

Govt watching trials of new cancer drug

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor says he will be watching trial results of a new prostate cancer drug with interest.

Volunteers keeping the pressure off

Medic Graeme Harvey treats Emma Beaven for a netball injury at the Sports Injury Clinic in the...

Volunteers keeping the pressure off

A group of volunteer doctors, physiotherapists and sports medics is being credited with keeping Dunedin Hospital's emergency department free for emergencies.

Concerns over pharmacies funding

The proposal for Otago and Southland community pharmacies' dispensing fees to be bulk-funded is not practical and likely to pit pharmacists and family doctors against one another, Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand chief executive Annabel Young says.

Pharmacies could be bulk-funded to cut drugs bill

A potentially controversial proposal which would involve bulk-funding of pharmacies as part of a plan to reduce the burgeoning drugs bill in Otago and Southland will be considered by an advisory committee of the two district health boards tomorrow.

Pharmaceutical funding plan too 'gentle'

Proposals to change the way community pharmaceuticals were funded in Otago and Southland were too gentle and the process to introduce the initiative should be pushed through faster, an Otago District Health Board member said yesterday.

Bar's noise rankles

The Monkey Bar, at the corner of Gt King and Hanover Sts in Dunedin. Photo by Gregor Richardson.

Bar's noise rankles

"Stressed out" guests at Oamaru House, in central Dunedin, have had enough of being kept awake by rowdy patrons at a nearby bar and are objecting to the venue's 24-hour licence.

Staff woes hit breast-screening

Staff shortages mean that, for the next few weeks, the Otago District Health Board breast-care service will book only urgent diagnostic mammograms.

Health workers should lose right to strike: Bunton

Health workers should, like police officers, by law not be allowed to strike as a way of settling pay claims, Otago District Health Board chief medical officer Richard Bunton says.

Agencies slam mental health shame website

Agencies in the mental health sector have slammed a website set up to name and shame providers and staff who breach codes of practice.

More using urgent doctors service

While Dunedin Hospital's emergency department struggles to cope with patient numbers, the nearby Dunedin Urgent Doctors and Accident Centre is dealing with thousands more patients annually.

Ambulance sector welcomes inquiry, says patients still at risk

The ambulance sector has welcomed a parliamentary inquiry into the service it provides but says patients will be at risk until changes are implemented.

Doctor's competence found lacking

The Health and Disability Commissioner has decided against proposing legal action against a doctor, despite finding serious questions raised by his professional competence.

Reduced hospital prescription cost welcomed

Reduced payments for drugs prescribed in public hospitals will be welcomed by pharmacists who have been getting flak from customers annoyed at having to pay extra for such drugs, Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand practice manager Christine Mandeno says.

Waiting room adviser role rejected

A suggestion Dunedin Hospital could employ someone to advise people in the emergency department waiting room about their options for treatment was not supported at the Otago District Health Board meeting this week.

Ministry move threatens pay talks, says junior doctors' union

A Health Ministry independent commission into the pay and employment of junior doctors further threatens pay negotiations, the doctors' union says.

Mercy upgrade finishes early

The multimillion-dollar upgrade of Mercy Hospital Dunedin will be completed about three months earlier than expected, hospital chief executive Michael Woodhouse said yesterday.

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