Dunedin Hospital restrictions eased as virus wanes
Elective services at Dunedin Hospital are due to return to normal next week as the number of new norovirus cases continues to drop.
Health
Pharmac defends funding flavoured condoms
Taxpayer funding of a wider range of condoms, including flavoured and ribbed varieties, saves money, increases choice and promotes better sexual health practices, says Pharmac.
Greymouth community infected by norovirus
There has been an outbreak of the highly infectious gastro-intestinal norovirus in parts of the Greymouth community, the West Coast District Health Board says.
Hospice may get a repieve
Hospital battles new norovirus cases despite lockdown
Another 11 staff and five patients at Dunedin Hospital have fallen ill with suspected norovirus as the hospital continues to battle an outbreak of the highly infectious virus.
Jailed doctor struck off
Disgraced and jailed New Plymouth doctor Hiran Fernando has been struck off the medical practitioners' registry and ordered to pay thousands of dollars in costs.
Delays could lead to strikes - junior doctors
Junior doctors say district health boards (DHBs) are courting further strike action by consistently delaying negotiations and failing to respond to their compromises.
Hospital review calls for more beds
A review into Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital has been completed after the unexpected deaths of three inpatients this year.
800 shut out of Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin Hospital remains under lockdown this morning as managers try to contain the spread of a highly infectious norovirus after 17 more cases were reported at the weekend.
Clinicians top pay group
Pay for the Otago District Health Board's chief executive Brian Rousseau last financial year increased by about $60,000 to between $430,000 and $440,000.