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NationalJanuary 7

NZ breast-screening slated

Concerns have been raised in an independent report, and by experts and providers, about the sustainability of a national breast-screening service. Elspeth McLean reports.
NZ breast-screening slated
NZ breast-screening slated
OpinionDecember 20

Independence of commissioner paramount

Has New Zealand's health watchdog lost its bark, asks Stuart McLennan.
Independence of commissioner paramount
Independence of commissioner paramount
NationalOctober 5

Drug in wine causes concern

Drinkers of wine, sherry and port may be unknowingly breaking the law and consuming small doses of the party drug fantasy, an illegal class B drug.
NationalOctober 5

Ambulance response times stretched

Ambulances have not met urban response time targets since 2007 because of increased demand, crowded roads, and new housing developments, a Government report says.
Ambulance response times stretched
Ambulance response times stretched
NationalOctober 5

Ministry ignored cannabinoid warning

The Ministry of Health ignored advice from police and Customs that legislation to ban synthetic cannabis products was incomplete and could lead to the re-emergence of near-identical legal highs.
QueenstownSeptember 23

Ministry says more time needed for NHB financial information

The Ministry of Health says it needs extra time to respond to a request for the National Health Board financial analysis on Wakatipu Health Services.
Ministry says more time needed for NHB financial information
Ministry says more time needed for NHB financial information
NationalSeptember 13

Government cool on clinical research

The Government is not keen to fund district health boards to undertake clinical research as a frontline activity.
Government cool on clinical research
Government cool on clinical research
DunedinJuly 28

Autistic man's carer criticises scheme

A Dunedin woman who left a job looking after an autistic man because she felt unsafe says the Ministry of Health needs to change the way it dishes out money to families who directly employ carers.
DunedinJuly 20

SDHB deficit reduced last year

The Southern District Health Board ended last financial year with a deficit of $1.6 million, but expects to be in the red by $10.5 million this year.
NationalJuly 4

Kronic recall; another likely

Health authorities warn the recall of another synthetic cannabis product is imminent, after the removal of a popular Kronic product containing a highly-potent unauthorised prescription medicine.
Kronic recall; another likely
Kronic recall; another likely
NationalMay 18

Newborns' blood collection report still secret

The Cabinet may soon consider a report on protocols for the national collection of droplets of newborns' blood, but its contents remain secret.
Newborns' blood collection report still secret
Newborns' blood collection report still secret
DunedinMay 4

Ministry names members of panel reviewing radiosurgery

The Ministry of Health has named appointees to a panel advising whether Dunedin Hospital remains the sole provider of a special radiation treatment.
NationalApril 24

Call to proceed with cancer pilot

The Ministry of Health should proceed with existing plans for its bowel cancer screening pilot and at this stage it should not include flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS), the Gastroenterology Society says.
DunedinApril 8

No capacity for extra ops

Southern District Health Board says it will not be taking up funding available for extra gastric bypass operations this year because it does not have the capacity.
DunedinJanuary 13

Cancer pilot could end early

New Zealand's proposed four-year bowel cancer screening pilot could be called off early if participation is much lower than expected.
DunedinDecember 10

No plans to change bowel cancer pilot

The Ministry of Health has no plans to change its four-year bowel cancer screening pilot which it says will give it time to watch and consider emerging evidence about other screening developments.
DunedinNovember 25

Schools to have a say in merger process

The usual process for deciding who oversees school mergers has been set aside and Education Minister Anne Tolley will allow South Dunedin schools to have a say in how a potential merger will proceed.
Schools to have a say in merger process
Schools to have a say in merger process
OpinionNovember 25

Down syndrome rights argued by parent group

After being brushed off by the Minister of Health, the Ministry of Health and the Human Rights Commission, a group of parents of Down syndrome children, and the pro-life organisation Right to Life, have applied to the Director of Human Rights Proceedings, Robert Hesketh, to represent them in an action against the Government over its antenatal screening programme for Down syndrome.
NationalNovember 18

Ryall creating fear: Greens

Concern that Health Minister Tony Ryall is creating a climate of fear in the health sector has been raised by Green Party health spokesman and former district health board chief executive, Kevin Hague.
Ryall creating fear: Greens
Ryall creating fear: Greens
DunedinNovember 5

Government reducing power of boards: Millar

District health boards' autonomy is quietly reducing and could reach the point where board members are little more than "mini monitors of performance", retiring Southern District Health Board chairman Errol Millar says.
Government reducing power of boards: Millar
Government reducing power of boards: Millar
DunedinNovember 4

Board head to go: Ryall

Health Minister Tony Ryall will not reappoint Errol Millar as chairman of the next Southern District Health Board.
Board head to go: Ryall
Board head to go: Ryall
DunedinOctober 29

Election statistics revised

Southern District Health Board election statistics issued by the Ministry of Health this week have been revised following the discovery that more than 6000 Southland informal and blank votes were not included.
DunedinOctober 15

B4 School inquiry reveals legal anomalies

Concerns raised by the Otago Daily Times about the the Ministry of Health's refusal to provide a privacy impact assessment on the B4 School programme have shown up anomalies which the Office of the Ombudsmen is to raise with the Privacy Commissioner.
DunedinSeptember 10

Respite care issue resolved

A woman's lengthy battle to have her 62-year-old partner with Parkinson's disease provided with respite care in a place suited to his age has been successful.