Swift action by board praised
Swift action by board praised
Swift action by the Southern District Health Board to withdraw mobile oral health units potentially contaminated by formaldehyde has been praised.
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Rest-homes opposed to village proposal
Rest-homes opposed to village proposal
A proposal to invest up to $5 million developing a retirement village on Oamaru's Hospital Hill drew mixed reactions on Wednesday as the Waitaki District Council heard verbal submissions on its draft annual plan.
Reports by iPad
Reports by iPad
Southern District Health Board members are to be issued with iPads to view meeting reports, instead of receiving paper copies.
Board urged to be upfront about rebuild
Board urged to be upfront about rebuild
A Southern District Health Board member is imploring the board to be upfront about the strings attached to rebuilding Dunedin Hospital.
Oncologist says bowel screening benefits real
Oncologist says bowel screening benefits real
Scientific evidence supporting the merits of bowel screening is stronger than that for breast or prostate screening, Dunedin oncologist Christopher Jackson says.
SDHB paid $80k for US firm's advice
SDHB paid $80k for US firm's advice
The Southern District Health Board spent more than $80,000 on consulting advice from a United States-based firm, an Official Information Act request reveals.
Cardiologists not qualified to cover: union
Cardiologists not qualified to cover: union
Cardiologists at the Southern District Health Board are required to cover a service for which they are not qualified, the senior doctors' union says.
Operating theatres affected by rain
Operating theatres affected by rain
Significant water leakage in Dunedin Hospital's operating theatre suite during last Friday's heavy rain has prompted the Southern District Health Board to initiate ''urgent'' action to fix the problem.
Told last year to go to police if fraud evidence
Told last year to go to police if fraud evidence
Audit New Zealand told the Southern District Health Board last year it should refer its long running multimillion-dollar dispute with South Link Health to police if it considered there was evidence of fraud.
Doctors rate SDHB poorly
Doctors rate SDHB poorly
The Southern District Health Board has ranked poorly in a survey of senior doctors.
Lease agreement sought
Lease agreement sought
The Southern District Health Board wants the University of Otago to sign a lease for the use of space in the Dunedin Hospital complex.
Man gets surgery date after MP acts
Man gets surgery date after MP acts
A Dunedin man who has waited nearly six months for urgent prostate surgery was given a date for the operation within days of his local MP asking the health board about his care.
Board aims to fill nursing vacancies by end of month
Board aims to fill nursing vacancies by end of month
Nursing vacancies in Dunedin Hospital's emergency department will be filled by the end of the month, the Southern District Health Board has told the College of Emergency Nurses.
Management boost for staff
Management boost for staff
Health board employees ''don't deserve the negativity'' of recent reports about the Southern District Health Board, a message to staff from top management says.
Response to lost mammograms 'perturbs'
Response to lost mammograms 'perturbs'
A women's health consumer group says the loss of more than 3800 mammograms is more serious than the Southern District Health Board has acknowledged.
Health system 'under stress'
Health system 'under stress'
The Southern District Health Board has been the focus of close attention this week, with concerns expressed across the health sector about the population-based funding model, staffing levels,...
Patient harm concerns denied by SDHB
Patient harm concerns denied by SDHB
Details have emerged from a nurses' meeting about concerns a lack of staff in Dunedin Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (Nicu) could be harming patients.
Questions over nursing levels
Questions over nursing levels
Concern health heads are ''robbing Nurse Betty to pay Dr Ropata'' by skimping on nurse budgets has been raised by a Southern District Health Board member.
Assurances on IT update
Assurances on IT update
An urgent update to computer systems was not deferred last year by the Southern District Health Board, chief executive Carole Heatly assured board members at their meeting in Invercargill yesterday.
Fresh attempt to settle health dispute
Fresh attempt to settle health dispute
The chairmen of two southern health entities locked in a multimillion-dollar dispute are talking in a fresh attempt to resolve the wrangle.