Dunedin Hospital kitchen workers are being run "ragged'' trying to make the Compass Group food system work, while being criticised by disgruntled patients and chasing the multinational over wage errors, a union says.
Five Dunedin Hospital patients have screened positive for an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a reminder of the importance of infection control, chief medical officer Dr Nigel Millar says.
A decision to shift mental health programmes to Wakari Hospital prompted activists to chain themselves to a fence at Dunedin Hospital for several hours yesterday.
The Labour Party has selected a promising Dunedin politician to contest the Invercargill seat in next year's general election.
A freezer breakdown at Southland Hospital highlights the vulnerability of the new Compass Group food model, E tu union industry co-ordinator Jill Ovens says.
Registrars in Dunedin Hospital's orthopaedic unit are under pressure, and patients could be put at risk because of ‘‘tired'' doctors, the New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association says.
A Ranfurly woman says she is ‘‘heartbroken'' because her husband needed to go into aged residential care after a stay in Dunedin Hospital during which he did not receive sufficient exercise to keep him mobile.
It is difficult to find words to express the feeling of having had breast reconstruction surgery after a long and frustrating wait following cancer treatment, Marie Steele says.
Emma Brockie did not let the "wee hiccup'' of a trip to Dunedin Hospital's emergency department stymie her plan to talk about her often misunderstood medical condition.
The Otago Rural Support Trust has pulled out of a funding collaboration with the Government because of lack of demand from farmers for mental health support.
The senior manager overseeing a multimillion-dollar building project at Dunedin Hospital has left for "family reasons'', and a project manager has been "seconded'' from consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
After training and working in palliative care in the United States, David Butler is impressed with how New Zealand provides the same service. Eileen Goodwin reports.
Meal monitors brought in after a run of complaints and publicity about the new food service at Dunedin Hospital finished their stint yesterday.
The Southern District Health Board's new set of ‘‘draft values'' espouses listening, kindness, having a positive attitude and working with the community.
The Compass Group is under fire for not paying enough tax in this country, but Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says it's a matter for the company.
The Southern District Health Board has apologised for getting its facts wrong in a public statement about sterilisation practices at Dunedin Hospital.
The Compass Group has turned down a challenge from hospital food campaigners to take part in a cooking contest.
The Dunedin Hospital asbestos clean-up has now cost more than $1.3 million, it has been confirmed.
David Gerrard says being awarded the title Emeritus Professor is the highlight of his career in sport and exercise medicine.
New Zealand multinational Fonterra will be using exactly the same financial structures as the Compass Group, and they are completely legitimate, Dunedin chartered accountant Chris Worth says.
