Hospice support keeps extending
Hospice support keeps extending
The beds at Otago Community Hospice are seldom full, but that does not mean the organisation is not busy helping people to die well, health reporter Mike Houlahan discovers.
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From agitator to health hot seat
From agitator to health hot seat
David Clark spent two election campaigns calling for Dunedin Hospital to be rebuilt. Now the Dunedin North MP is Minister of Health and calling the shots on a $1.4 billion project.
CBD location was ‘highly desirable’
CBD location was ‘highly desirable’
Dunedin's new hospital will create a vibrant health precinct for the city, the dean of the University of Otago medical school says.
Support in South for new hospital
Support in South
Southerners have thrown their weight behind the site of the largest hospital project in New Zealand history.
Planning only just getting under way
Planning only just getting under way
There have already been 19 reports written in the planning process for the new Dunedin Hospital: you can expect many more before the building opens in 2026.
No choice because of buildings' sorry state
No choice because of buildings' sorry state
Why is Dunedin Hospital being rebuilt? Because there is no other option, as health reporter Mike Houlahan explains.
Otago midwives want new funding model
Otago midwives join call for new funding model
Otago midwives today joined a nationwide protest calling for a new funding model.
Moana House has funding plea
Moana House has funding plea
Moana House programme director Claire Aitken has a heartfelt plea to the inquiry into mental health and addiction - make her life easier.
Dig reveals secrets of castle’s fernery
Dig reveals secrets of castle’s fernery
The outlines of a 90-year-old feature of the Larnach Castle garden emerged from the undergrowth yesterday in a dig organised as part of Archaeology Week.
Wet day a dampener on book sale donations
Wet day a dampener on book sale donations
Rain and reading go well together indoors — but outdoors, not so much.
Spectacle and intimacy combine
Spectacle and intimacy combine
The show that will be the centrepiece of iD Dunedin Fashion Week this year has its inspiration in Italy, and plenty of unusual moments along the way.
NZ mental-health inquiry starts
NZ mental-health inquiry starts
The government-commissioned inquiry into mental health and addiction has begun with a series of public meetings, and its consultation document has been issued.
DHB’s radiology failings cited in report
DHB’s radiology failings cited in report
The Southern DHB repeatedly promised to rectify issues with Dunedin Hospital’s radiology department but continually failed to do so, a newly released report says.
Farm boy becomes shepherd of a different flock
Farm boy becomes shepherd of a different flock
As a Southland farm boy, Michael Dooley used to stand, shepherd's crook in hand, watching his father's flock.
Doctors split over assisted dying issue
Doctors split over assisted dying issue
The medical profession is split on the issue of assisted dying.
Central and Wanaka reap reward
Central and Wanaka reap reward
Otago enjoyed a tourism gold rush in March, the Lakes district being the main beneficiary.
Bowel programme begins in South
Bowel programme begins in South
The national bowel cancer screening programme has begun in the Southern District Health Board region.
Surgical areas, ED bigger
Surgical areas, ED bigger
A larger emergency department and more surgical facilities will probably be a part of the new Dunedin hospital, rebuild convener Pete Hodgson says.
Doctors' clinics to become hubs
Doctors' clinics to become hubs
Doctors clinics are about to become ``healthcare homes'' as the new primary health care plan for the South is implemented.
Mental health nurturing urged
Mental health nurturing urged
Parents need to nurture their children's mental health from a young age as half of all cases of mental disorder start before the age of 14, a psychologist says.