Mike Houlahan

SDHB praised in screening report

SDHB praised in screening report

The Southern District Health Board was under pressure to clear waiting lists before joining the national bowel cancer screening programme but delivered on time, an independent review of the programme says.

Medical dean appointed to health review

Medical dean appointed to health review

University of Otago Medical School dean Peter Crampton has been appointed to the panel conducting a review of New Zealand's health and disability system.

SDHB: recruiting started

Work is already under way to recruit employees to meet safe staffing requirements to be implemented under the now settled nurses' pay dispute, the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) says.

Nurses' pay dispute ends as offer accepted

Nurses have accepted the latest pay offer from district health boards today - a move welcomed by the Government.

Woodhouse pushes health targets case

National health targets perform a valuable role and should be retained, National health spokesman Michael Woodhouse says.

Master of Europe beyond the grave

Master of Europe beyond the grave

Mike Houlahan reviews Napoleon: Passion, Death, And Resurrection 1815-1840, by Philip Dwyer. Published by Bloomsbury.

$75,000 gets Baxter memorial fund rolling

Archibald Baxter. Photo: Ref: 1/2-037732-F. Alexander Turnbull Library

$75,000 gets Baxter memorial fund rolling

The project to build a memorial for conscientious objector Archibald Baxter has received a $75,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust.

New worm species on Rock and Pillar

A new species of hairworm found on the Rock and Pillar Range. Photo: Brenah Hearne

New worm species on Rock and Pillar

It's not quite an invasion, but a new species of ''body snatcher'' has been found in Maniototo.

Demand for blood hits SDHB

Last week - during the 'Know Your Type' campaign - at least 422 people signed up as new donors;...

Demand for blood hits SDHB

A $1million blow-out in the Southern District Health Board's budget for blood products is due to an unexpected surge in demand.

Work starting on emergency plan

Work starting on emergency plan

The Southern District Health Board will soon begin updating its emergency health plan, which expired last year.

Proposal to fund hep C treatment welcomed

Dunedin hepatitis C campaigner Hazel Heal has welcomed Pharmac’s proposal to fund a new treatment for the disease.

Chief ‘Atay’ portrait welcomed home

Hocken librarian Sharon Dell with the institution’s latest acquisition, Atay, chief of Otargo ...

Chief ‘Atay’ portrait welcomed home

A young Ngai Tahu man who set off on his OE 183 years ago has finally returned home to Otago.

Minister reassures nurses

Minister reassures nurses

District health board chief executives will be held to account if safe staffing levels for nurses and midwives are not in place by 2021, Health Minister David Clark says.

Radiology reaccreditation move

Queenstown's new Siemens MRI scanner means patients from throughout the Queenstown Lakes district...

Radiology reaccreditation move

Radiology facilities at the Southern District Health Board are a step closer to being reaccredited.

SDHB considering target

The 20 DHBs serve a population of 4.8 million, compared to New South Wales in Australia which has...

SDHB considering target

The Southern District Health Board is to explore following the Canterbury DHB in setting a 100-day target for elective appointments to take place.

Progress in nurses' dispute as union recommends offer

An end to the long-running nurses' pay dispute may be in sight.

DHB to consider developing disability strategy

The Southern District Health Board is considering a proposal to develop a disability strategy for the region.

Physio Pool trust hopes to secure future with lease

The Physio Pool. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Physio Pool trust hopes to secure future with lease

The trust which runs Dunedin's Physio Pool hopes to start talks soon with the Southern District Health Board, discussions which the trust hopes will secure the future of the facility.

Long-delayed maternity plan yet some way off

The Southern District Health Board's (SDHB) much-delayed maternity plan is still weeks away from being revealed.

$13.5m budget blow-out by SDHB

Meeting targets for elective surgery, plus the high cost of blood products have resulted in Southern District Health Board's annual deficit surging past $13 million.

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