Cancer scan wait of 23 weeks
Cancer scan wait of 23 weeks
A woman referred for a scan because of cancer fears has been told she will have to wait more than five months because Dunedin Hospital is too busy.
Eileen Goodwin
Hospital dates out to 2031
Hospital dates out to 2031
A significant delay revealed in the Dunedin Hospital rebuild sets completion back to 2031 in the worst-case scenario. The best-case scenario is now 2027.
Need for elected health board role downplayed
Need for elected health board role downplayed
The "truly unique" arrangements at Southern District Health Board will not adversely affect the Dunedin Hospital rebuild, commissioner Kathy Grant says.
$1.3 million for refugees
$1.3 million for refugees
The Southern District Health Board is receiving more than $1.3 million a year to cater for former refugees in Dunedin.
Elderly patients forced to sit on floor
Elderly patients forced to sit on floor
Older patients were forced to sit on the floor while waiting for an appointment in the crisis-hit eye department at Dunedin Hospital, prompting a complaint from staff to their union.
Faults found in organ donation plan
Faults found in organ donation plan
A new plan to increase deceased organ donation lacks funding and an implementation timeframe, Kidney Health New Zealand says.
Significant pay claim for DHB nurse equity
Significant pay claim for DHB nurse equity
A pay equity claim has been lodged on behalf of 27,000 district health board nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants in potentially the most significant equal pay case to date.
Health funding criticised
Health funding criticised
A new analysis of the May Budget by the Council of Trade Unions says it short-changed the health sector by $215 million.
Funding impasse broken
Funding impasse broken
A long-running dispute between a Palmerston pharmacist and the Southern District Health Board has been sorted after the two parties finally talked out their differences.
Fewer job cuts by SDHB
Fewer job cuts by SDHB
Planned job cuts at the Southern District Health Board have been scaled back because they were "too sharp", chief executive Chris Fleming says.
Clutha nominations open Monday
Clutha nominations open Monday
Nominations open on Monday to find the National Party candidate in the Clutha-Southland electorate, but the party is unable to say exactly when the new candidate will be confirmed.
Hospital report secret under rebuild process
Hospital report secret under rebuild process
A report into the state of the concrete on Dunedin Hospital’s ward block will be kept secret because the Cabinet will look at it as part of its decision on the hospital rebuild.
Pharmacy will stay open — owner
Pharmacy will stay open — owner
The Southern District Health Board says it has contingency plans to provide pharmacy services to East Otago if it cannot resolve a row with Waihemo Pharmacy owner Adrian Graamans.
Alarm over Antarctic data
Alarm over Antarctic data
Too little data is being gathered in the Antarctic about potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, but NZ is taking a leading role in the work that is being done, a researcher says.
Curran seeks to save Cadbury bid
Curran seeks to save Cadbury bid
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran is seeking an "urgent meeting" with Cadbury pledge founder Jim O’Malley to try to salvage his bid to manufacture Kiwi confectionery lines in Dunedin.
Pay rise passed on to Pact mental health staff
Pay rise passed on to Pact mental health staff
Mental health workers at Pact, in Dunedin, will get the same pay rise as their colleagues, despite not being part of the equal pay settlement.
NZ First eyes Clutha-Southland
NZ First eyes Clutha-Southland
One of the safest National Party seats in the country is not immune to electoral upset, Clutha-Southland New Zealand First candidate Mark Patterson says.
Mondelez accused of misleading city leaders
Mondelez accused of misleading city leaders
Dunedin South MP Clare Curran has accused Mondelez of misleading city leaders over the prospect of a Dunedin-based operator winning the contract to make Jaffas and other Kiwi confectionery.
About-face surprises SDHB
About-face surprises SDHB
Some new projects will need to be cut back by the Southern DHB after it had the "carpet pulled out from under our feet" by the Ministry of Health, board chief executive Chris Fleming says.
Curran slams Mondelez, threatens to quit
Curran slams Mondelez, threatens to quit
Labour MP Clare Curran is threatening to pull out of the Mondelez working party and has accused the multinational of showing ''contempt'' for the community.