One dead after Balclutha workplace accident
One dead after Balclutha workplace accident
A person is dead after a workplace accident in Balclutha this afternoon.
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Aged-care funding needed: association
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Aged-care funding needed: association
An Otago aged residential care representative is urging the new government to take action as the ratio of beds to population is set to plummet.
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Southern oncology patients now being treated locally
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Southern oncology patients now being treated locally
All radiation oncology patients are now being treated locally as a new hire is set to join the long overstretched ranks of the Dunedin Hospital department.
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New outpatient building delayed half a year
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New outpatient building delayed half a year
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has remained silent on the possibility of a private funding arrangement for the new Dunedin hospital as the project is beset by further construction delays.
Alleged theft at central city jewellers
Alleged theft at central city jewellers
Police are investigating a theft from Pascoes The Jewellers in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.
Milk tanker rolls in Southland
Milk tanker rolls in Southland
A milk tanker has rolled in Southland.
‘Joint effort’ helps baby Amelia
‘Joint effort’ helps baby Amelia
A Dunedin newborn baby with a rare skull condition has a brighter future thanks to an "international joint effort" which helped her get to the United States for urgent surgery.
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Spending rise for locum specialist outsourcing
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Spending rise for locum specialist outsourcing
Spending on locum specialists has skyrocketed as Dunedin Hospital struggles to fill the gap in its urology service.
Treaty protest: ‘We’ll keep fighting’
Treaty protest: ‘We’ll keep fighting’
One of the largest protest groups Dunedin has seen surged through the city’s streets yesterday urging the government to honour the Treaty of Waitangi.
High turnout at Treaty protest
High turnout at Treaty protest
One of the largest protest groups Dunedin has seen surged through the city’s streets yesterday urging the government to honour the Treaty of Waitangi.
Life-saving services’ expansion welcomed
Life-saving services’ expansion welcomed
The major expansion of a Dunedin organisation’s life-saving services are a relief for those in need, a staff member says.
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Ward block cracks to be fixed
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Ward block cracks to be fixed
Two significant exterior cracks will be targeted as part of the repair work planned for Dunedin Hospital in the coming months.
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Urgent care funding reviews under way, HNZ says
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Urgent care funding reviews under way, HNZ says
Urgent care funding reviews are under way, but Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) has not said when this could result in a boost for Dunedin.
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Hospital PET scanner has ‘not been taken off the table’
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Hospital PET scanner has ‘not been taken off the table’
A PET scanner is not part of current plans for the new Dunedin hospital, but it has "not been taken off the table", the health minister’s office says.
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Plans for Dunedin hospital building revealed
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Plans for Dunedin hospital building revealed
A fast-track consent application has been lodged for construction of a three-story building to support the new Dunedin hospital.
Fears of cuts at Urgent Doctors
Fears of cuts at Urgent Doctors
Dunedin's Urgent Doctors and Accident Centre is warning of significant cuts to its service unless it is given a swift funding boost.
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Man ‘should be seen’ but list strained
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Man ‘should be seen’ but list strained
Dunedin's urology service has closed its doors to a man it acknowledges "should be seen" to avoid adding to the strained wait list.
Family affair at Burns dinner
Family affair at Burns dinner
Scotland's national poet was shaped by his family, as was the city of Dunedin, those at yesterday’s Burns Night dinner heard.
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Former SDHB member welcomes devolution plan
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Former SDHB member welcomes devolution plan
The Health Minister’s plan to hand more decision-making power to the regions has been welcomed by a former Southern District Health Board member, who warns the current approach cannot continue.
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Only half of medical clinics enrolling patients
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Only half of medical clinics enrolling patients
Southern medical clinics continue to struggle as the demand for enrolments outstrips supply amid the major concern of a diminishing workforce.