Travel time worried many submitters
A third of the 2256 submissions to the expert panel looking at neurosurgery services in the South expressed concern about having to travel to Christchurch for neurosurgery.
Health
Elderly most likely to have long ED stays
Trial proves worth of dressing in radiation treatment
Safety close to her heart
Health services
Much of the detail in the expert panel's report on South Island neurosurgery imparts challenges for the future of our public health services.
'Outliers' key to emergency target times
Too many Dunedin Hospital patients receiving treatment in wards not suited to their condition may be a major contributor to longer stays in the emergency department, chief operating officer Vivia
One year wait for MRIs
Wait times for routine MRI scans have blown out to 52 weeks at Dunedin Hospital in the wake of months of rolling strike action.
Birth defects not due to dioxin
An increase in birth defects in New Plymouth during the 60s and 70s was not a result of dioxin exposure, a Ministry of Health (MoH) report says.
Radiology strike may delay 520 appointments
More than 500 radiology appointments and some elective surgery at Dunedin Hospital will not go ahead if the radiographers' nationwide 48-hour strike proceeds tomorrow morning.