Health
Maori health gets boost
Maori health will get a $20 million injection over the next four years.
Non-urgent patients just part of problem
Further talks planned on PHOs
A second special meeting of the Otago and Southland district health boards will be held on September 17 to further discuss primary health organisations.
Suggested health changes not 'enormous': chairman
A health report released recently had not proposed "enormous reforms" in the health sector as some people in the industry suggest, Dunedin lawyer John Anderson says.
Warning over 'nanny state' term
If you are sick of hearing the term "nanny state", there may be a good reason.
New plans to control tobacco
Radical new plans to control tobacco supply were presented to a Public Health Association conference in Dunedin today.
Mercury fillings shouldn't be banned - MPs
Mercury fillings should not be banned or phased out, a parliamentary committee said today.
Challenge to meet emergency dept goal
Dunedin Hospital will find it hard to meet the Minister of Health's expectation that patients should spend no longer than six hours in emergency departments, because it is still dealing with too
Inadequate care blamed for Southland man's death
A mentally ill Southland man who died of a bacterial infection did not receive adequate support from his carers, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.