Hope for hospital
A predictable funding shortfall of up to $200,000 for Dunstan Hospital at Clyde may not be as bad as first thought, although final figures will not be known until July.
Health
Govt wants better value for health dollars
Health Minister Tony Ryall has introduced a bill to Parliament which he says represents a major drive for better value for money.
Changes for rural hospitals
Rural hospital managers in Otago and Southland have been asked to work out how to adapt to a call for more integrated health services.
Commitment needed to keep neurosurgical services in Dunedin
Hillary Calvert calls for action over the future of neurological services in Dunedin.
We need to do something urgently to save neurological services in Dunedin.
High chlamydia rates blamed on drinking culture
New Zealand's youth drinking culture has led to high rates of the sexually transmissible infection chlamydia, says a Waikato sexual health expert.
Flu vaccine convulsion cases in NZ
New Zealand children have suffered convulsions as officials scramble to gather information following reports of similar reactions to the flu vaccination in Australia.
Caution advised on anti-smoking moves
Moves to stop smoking anywhere on the Wakari Hospital site should proceed with caution, Richard Thomson suggests.
Thomson has advice for new board
Group should be commended
An organisation helping and feeding scores of vulnerable people for slightly more than half the salary of the local health board chief should be commended for excellent budgeting, and not have its
Bad habits can age you by 12 years: study
Four common bad habits combined - smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet - can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.