Doctors' wage deal lifts deficit
The junior doctors' recent wage settlement helped boost the Otago District Health Board services' overspending last month by about $200,000.
Health
Green prescription a ticket to health
A green prescription helped her to come off and stay off anti-depression medication, lose 30kg and enjoy life more, says Dunedin resident Paula Leishman.
Hospital counts cost of norovirus
Dunedin and Wakari Hospital's month-long norovirus outbreak cost the Otago District Health Board at least $276,000.
No update from hospital
Dunedin Hospital management was not issuing any statements yesterday about norovirus or the number of beds it had available.
Special report: The cost of caring
What is right about a system that gives a drunk driver injured in an accident they caused more care and support than a person who has been disabled by cancer?
$40 a week benefit for cancer patient
No regrets, but level of support frustrates wife
Free beer promotion defended
Early reports indicate the health professionals recruiting event in London which drew criticism for offering a free beer to those attending has been a worthwhile event, Otago District Health Board
Expert fears genetic prejudice
Children's health camps wait for review
The fate of the country's children's health camps is now in the hands of an independent financial review, and a decision could be a month away.