Delays in getting equipment to patients
Outstanding applications for installing haemodialysis machines in people's homes in Otago should be processed immediately, following concerns about delays raised this week by Otago District Health
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Aids appeal opportunity to help
Life may be quite lonely for the estimated 40 and 60 HIV positive people living in Otago, World Aids Day appeal volunteer Sarah Loftus says.
Outpatient services under the spotlight
Shifting to patient-focused care as a way to improve efficiency has surfaced in another Dunedin Hospital project as outpatient services are put under the spotlight.
Regions key to health, says Bunton
Norovirus still worrying board
Fast food a sizable problem
Pharmac defends switching drug funding
New Zealand drug-buying agency Pharmac has decided to switch its funding of gastrointestinal drug Losec to a similar product and has moved to ease any concerns about the change.
Waide a winner after losing 50kg
New haemoglobin test does without needles
Doctors in New Zealand will soon have the option to test a patient's haemoglobin level without taking a drop of blood.
UK recruitment attracts interest
The recent controversial health board recruitment promotion at the Speight's Southerner bar in London is expected to result in at least two expatriate health professionals returning home to work.