Medical consent question
Medical consent question
Medical consent procedures may need to be reviewed in the wake of new research by the University of Otago.
Mike Houlahan
Call to assess patient portals
Call to assess patient portals
Patient portals — a key part of the Southern District Health Board’s primary and community care draft plan — need to be assessed to see if they are delivering as promised, the Auditor-general says.
AI ‘engine of 4th industrial revolution’
AI ‘engine of 4th industrial revolution’
Artificial intelligence is the way of the future, and visiting lawyer KayFirth-Butterfield is helping shape that future through her work at the World Economic Forum. Mike Houlahan reports.
Torrent of debris streams on to property
Hardly chipper: torrent of debris streams on to property
Greg Davis owns a well-travelled wood chipper. On Thursday morning the machine was sitting in the yard of his Balaclava property. That afternoon, it took a trip to Caversham, around 250m down the hill.
Muralists add to Dunedin street art scene
Muralists add to Dunedin street art scene
Summer is street art season, and two new murals are now gracing the walls of Dunedin buildings.
More ophthalmology appointments booked
More ophthalmology appointments booked
The number of eye patients awaiting treatment at SDHB hospitals continues to grow, but there has been improvement in the number of appointments booked.
Here it overflows again: burst culvert
Here it overflows again: burst culvert
For the sixth time in recent years, Kelvin Pearce was out in the rain yesterday, dealing with the aftermath of the culvert beside his Caversham home overflowing.
Rest home significantly damaged in flood
Rest home significantly damaged in flood
A Caversham rest home will require "significant repairs" after yesterday's deluge as Dunedin moves into recovery mode.
A year in review: Burnside ablaze, but city escapes worst
A year in review: Burnside ablaze, but city escapes worst
The Otago Daily Times is taking a look back at some of the biggest news stories in 2018. Back on January 31 a massive fire broke out that jumped the Southern Motorway and threatened multiple Dunedin neighbourhoods.
Technology 'key plank' in new hospital plan
Technology 'key plank' in new hospital plan
Significant investment in technology earmarked for the new Dunedin hospital is essential for the Southern District Health Board's primary healthcare plans to work, a senior manager says.
Promise of hospital rebuild info website
Promise of hospital rebuild info website
A website will be set up so people can track progress on the Dunedin Hospital rebuild.
Lack of mental health professionals limiting
Lack of mental health professionals limiting
A critical shortage of psychiatrists and other mental health workers may stymie any ambitious plans hatched by the Government's newly announced mental health inquiry.
Medical technology 'could leave law behind'
Medical technology could leave law behind, professor says
Using new technology to diagnose and treat ailments is all very well, but who is responsible if something goes wrong?
SDHB seeks dialogue on its healthcare vision
SDHB seeks dialogue on its healthcare vision
Health reporter Mike Houlahan asks two leading public health figures to cast an eye over the Southern DHB’s vision of the future.
Seacliff fire victims inspire lasting legacy
Seacliff fire victims inspire lasting legacy
Commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Seacliff Mental Hospital fire will leave both a historical and a mental health legacy. Health reporter Mike Houlahan reports.
Von Metzinger family leaves for South Africa
Von Metzinger family leaves for South Africa
Dunedin's von Metzinger family today returns to South Africa, a country they are reluctantly forced to once more call home.
Court refit in keeping with history
Court’s refurbishment in keeping with history
The stairway from the cells to the dock is open for business and so — almost — are the Dunedin Law Court buildings.
PM to open Law Courts today
PM to open Law Courts today
Dunedin's newly earthquake-strengthened and refurbished Law Courts buildings have been judged fit to stand trial.
Review pending on man's disappearance from Wakari
Review pending on man's disappearance from Wakari
An external review will be carried out into the disappearance of a man from Wakari Hospital last year.
Mental health probe questioned
Mental health probe questioned
The Government's newly announced mental health inquiry may be tackling too much in too short a time, a leading academic fears.