Fiona Ellis

A Dunedin man still waiting for surgery after more than a year has slammed the Southern health system for a lack of public accountability.

Construction companies focused on private funding models have been told to stay away from government health briefings aimed at building hospitals more efficiently.

The cost of the new Dunedin hospital has spiralled to more than $2 billion amid contractor uncertainty and more delays.

Southern patients being put on a surgery waiting list will soon be told how much time they might face, the health system says.

The family of a Dunedin Hospital patient are fighting for change after he died following an abdominal haemorrhage.

Nurse numbers have jumped in a Dunedin acute mental health ward that struggled with frequent short-staffing last year.

Delays in diagnosing cancer and other diseases could become an ongoing issue in Dunedin, as the city’s pathology sector takes on work to support other parts of the country.

Dunedin parents are calling for transparency on a restructure they fear could result in kindergartens becoming unaffordable.