Board plans 'strategic' spending of health cash
Future decision-making about health services should be strategic rather than based on who squeals the loudest, Otago District Health Board chairman Errol Millar says.
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Merger best for effective service delivery, public told
Joining the Otago and Southland District Health Boards would give the best opportunity for health services to be delivered in the most effective way, boards' chief executive Brian Rousseau told th
Health merger possible by October
A combined Otago-Southland district health board could be in place before next October's local government elections.
Test may bring better bowel cancer therapy
Colonoscopy issue one of 'resourcing'
Staff oppose shift work
It was no surprise Dunedin Hospital operating theatre staff did not want to work evenings or weekends, but "no other high-tech endeavour" would run equipment for such limited hours, an Otago Distri
Size of colonoscopy audit still unknown
It is not yet known how many patients will be involved in the audit of some general practitioners' Dunedin Hospital colonoscopy service referrals.