Neurosurgery

Awareness of battle lower in South

Public awareness of the neurosurgery battle was lower in Southland than Otago, Southern District Health Board member Richard Thomson said at yesterday's hospital advisory committee in Invercargill.

Nurses support service

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has come out in support of retaining neurosurgery services in Dunedin, saying the implications of a Christchurch-only service for acute patients from the southern area are grim.

English breaks silence

Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Clutha-Southland Bill English says he wants to make sure his constituents get good access to neurosurgery.

SDHB appoints surgeons

Southern District Health Board chief executive Brian Rousseau has signed up two European neurosurgeons for Dunedin. They are expected to start work in January.

Understand the issues and act, nurse urges

Intensive-care nurse Pam Adams says she sits quietly most of the time, but is not prepared to let anyone "steal" Dunedin's neurosurgery service.

Experts against moving Southern patients

Experts against moving Southern patients

Transporting Otago and Southland emergency neurosurgery cases to Christchurch is unacceptable and Dunedin's intensive care specialists cannot take any responsibility for any of the predictably disastrous outcomes, says their leader, Mike Hunter.

Neurosurgery threat sounds alert for health of those in the South

Pete Hodgson sounds a warning about neurosurgery in Otago and Southland, and explains why.

Letters on neurosurgery reaching director-general

Director-general of Health Stephen McKernan has been receiving a "small number" of letters about neurosurgery services, his office confirmed this week.

Retain neurosurgery, MPs told

Despite a suggestion last week that southerners could write to the Director-general of Health, Stephen McKernan, with their concerns about neurosurgery service plans, no letters have yet been received by his office.

A fundamental service

The damaging hiatus on neurosurgery in Dunedin continues, leaving the city and the South poorly covered at present and with an uncertain future.

Neurosurgery a no-brainer

Richard Thomson: "Errors in logic" over service proposal. Photo by Jane Dawber.

Neurosurgery a no-brainer

If people do not speak up, Southland and Otago may lose a critical surgical service - with all the significant flow-on impacts. Richard Thomson leads the way.

Neurosurgery consultation

If the proposed solution on neurosurgery services in the South involves a significant change, public consultation would be needed, Southern District Health Board chairman Errol Millar says.

Neurosurgery future of concern

Health Minister Tony Ryall speaking in Dunedin on Thursday. Photo by Peter McIntosh.

Neurosurgery future of concern

The need to retain neurosurgery services at Dunedin Hospital was raised several times with Health Minister Tony Ryall on his tour of the hospital this week, but he says he does not have a preferred option.

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