Patients to be told of surgery waiting times
The southern health system is set to shed more light on uncertain surgery waiting lists, but for one patient the change is not soon enough.
Fiona Ellis
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Advocates call for shingles vax expansion
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Advocates call for shingles vax expansion
Pharmac says it is looking at ways to make the shingles vaccine available to more people as Grey Power pushes for "urgent" change.
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Poor communication tops city health services complaints
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Poor communication tops city health services complaints
Sub-par communication is by far the most common complaint in feedback about Dunedin health services, new data shows.
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Call to boost jobs or risk losing surgeons
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Call to boost jobs or risk losing surgeons
Public hospitals need to boost jobs available for orthopaedic surgeons or risk losing them, a representative warns.
Mercy Hospital opens new theatre
Mercy Hospital opens new theatre
The opening of a new operating theatre means Mercy Hospital is now set to carry out 20% more surgeries.
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HNZ denies front line nurse hiring freeze
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HNZ denies front line nurse hiring freeze
The Southern health system has denied accusations a hiring freeze has extended to frontline nursing staff.
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Wait time for first urology assessment nears 5 months
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Wait time for first urology assessment nears 5 months
Wait times for a first specialist assessment at Dunedin Hospital’s beleaguered urology department have jumped more than 40% compared with January, new data shows.
Still no date for inpatient ward closure
Still no date for inpatient ward closure
A Wakari Hospital inpatient ward remains open despite forecasts it would be closed by the middle of the year, with no date set for the controversial shutting of doors.
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1000-plus surgeries to be outsourced
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1000-plus surgeries to be outsourced
Surgery for more than 1000 southern patients will be done privately in a mass outsourcing as the public health system buckles under demand.
Call to fully fund pay equity deal
Call to fully fund pay equity deal
Forget praise — the health workers who gathered outside Dunedin’s Meridian Mall yesterday were pushing for a raise.
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Nurse recruiting ‘stopped’
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Nurse recruiting ‘stopped’
A nursing freeze is in place at Dunedin Hospital, despite the health system’s claim a hiring pause would not affect frontline workers, the nurses’ union says.
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Situation getting worse as loss reported: union
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Situation getting worse as loss reported: union
A medical advocate says the situation is getting worse by the day for laboratory workers after a major player in Southern healthcare reported a $16.4 million loss.
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GP funding a matter of ‘survival’
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GP funding a matter of ‘survival’
General practitioners are "fighting for survival" as the latest funding proposal falls below inflation, a Dunedin doctor warns.
Health system ‘failing me big-time’
Health system ‘failing me big-time’, frustrated woman says
A would-be dermatology patient says the severity of her rash caused an emergency department nurse to ask if she had radiation burn from chemotherapy.
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Clark refusing to take step back
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Clark refusing to take step back
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is refusing to step back following the move to strip him of ceremonial duties last week.
If the shoe doesn’t fit: young rugby player in tight spot
If the shoe doesn’t fit: young rugby player in tight spot
A young Dunedin rugby player is unable to put his feet up as the hunt to find big enough boots goes international.
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Reti denies wobbling on Dunedin hospital promises
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Reti denies wobbling on Dunedin hospital promises
Health minister Shane Reti has denied dodging earlier promises about the new Dunedin hospital, reaffirming the government’s pre-election pledge during a site visit yesterday.
Health minister tours new hospital site
Health minister tours new hospital site
Health Minister Shane Reti visited the new Dunedin hospital site on Thursday for the first time since last year's election.
Health Minister Reti tours new hospital site
Health Minister Reti tours new hospital site
Health Minister Shane Reti said he was pleased to lay eyes on the new Dunedin hospital site today, as he visited for the first time since last year's election.
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'Disgraceful': View govt won’t keep hospital promise
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'Disgraceful': View govt won’t keep hospital promise
It could be 10 years before Dunedin knows if the city’s hospital will be built as planned, Health Minister Shane Reti has revealed.