Long Covid link presents an opportunity: expert

Long Covid link presents an opportunity: expert

Otago research has established that Long Covid patients have an almost identical chemical composition to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.

Squeezed to ‘absolute desperation’

Birchleigh Residential Care Centre chief executive Malcolm Hendry says his is one of many...

Squeezed to ‘absolute desperation’

Otago and Southland’s aged residential care is in a desperate position because of staffing shortages and the region's elderly will suffer as a result, operators say.

Hospital infection rate about 7% in South

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

Hospital infection rate about 7% in South

A new report has warned about 7% of southern hospital patients might suffer from an infection while being cared for.

Signs Covid waning in South, but 'long way to go yet'

Signs Covid waning in South, but 'long way to go yet'

Covid-19 might be loosening its grip on the South slightly after active case numbers fell by as much as 28% in some regions during the past week.

SDHB aims to improve harm prevention

SDHB aims to improve harm prevention

The Southern District Health Board has pledged to reduce the number of people who suffer some kind of harm while in its hospitals.

Time for Craig to make her mark in health arena

Newly minted Parliamentary Private Secretary for Health Liz Craig addresses the House during the...

Time for Craig to make her mark in health arena

There have been many mysterious things about Labour’s response to Covid-19.

The lucky few who dodged WW1 bullets

Glenys Gregory holds the bible which saved her grandfather Georgia Sargeant’s life. It is one of...

The lucky few who dodged WW1 bullets

Thousands of Kiwis were shot and killed in WW1 but a very lucky few, including three Southerners, had the incredibly good fortune that something in their top pocket stopped the bullet that otherwise had their name on it. Mike Houlahan considers the stories of a favoured trio, and that of a fellow soldier not as blessed.

‘Absolute crisis’ in residential care staffing

Testing "strongly indicates" the traveller who arrived in Sydney last week before the latest...

‘Absolute crisis’ in residential care staffing

Covid-19 is making already chronic staff shortages in aged residential care even worse, operators say.

Seymour to see how messages resonate in South

David Seymour will be back in town next week. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Seymour to see how messages resonate in South

Ever since Covid-19 border regulations eased, a plethora of major tours have been announced.

Cases climb in aged-care facilities

Cases of Covid-19 in southern aged residential care facilities are rising sharply and concerning health officials.

Post-birth hell: MRSA infection missed

Jessica Barnfather and her second-born, son Mykah (8 months). PHOTO: BEN TOMSETT

Post-birth hell: MRSA infection missed

A horrific post-birth experience which left her in excruciating pain from a severe infection should not happen to another Southern mother, an Invercargill woman says.

Numbers show virus not done with South

Record admissions to hospital and a near-record daily number of new Covid-19 cases show the pandemic is not done with Otago and Southland, health officials warn.

Record Covid hospitalisations; 989 new cases in South

Record Covid hospitalisations; 989 new cases in South

A record 34 southerners with Covid-19 were in hospital yesterday, two of them in intensive care.

Long-awaited debate puts fees in spotlight

Dunedin Labour MP Dr David Clark defends his performance as a minister. PHOTO: PARLIAMENT TV

Long-awaited debate puts fees in spotlight

As has been mentioned a few times before in Southern Say, it can sometimes take the Government a wee while to getting around to doing things.

Covid concern for South: Health risk without masks reinforced

Southern hospitality operators and events organisers welcome NZ entering the "Orange" setting of the Covid-19 traffic light system, but health officials remain concerned about the number of cases of the pandemic disease in the region.

Steep case spike in Dunedin surprises SDHB

A sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in Dunedin is being closely watched by the Southern District Health Board, which hopes the spike in infections is a blip rather than a trend.

Southern cases now highest in the country

Otago and Southland are experiencing a higher rate of infections following the Covid-19 cases peak than anywhere else in New Zealand.

Long Waits Break 바카라사이트 소닉cial Contract :

Long Waits Break 바카라사이트 소닉cial Contract :

The health system is breaking a social contract with New Zealanders when they are left waiting more than a year for an agreed procedure, Southern District Health Board chairman Pete Hodgson says.

Infections still high in the South

The South remains firmly in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic, recording the third-highest daily case numbers in the country each day over the weekend.

Chronic short-staffing compounds Gynaecology wait list

Chronic short-staffing compounds Gynaecology wait list

Lengthy wait lists for Southland Hospital’s gynaecology service are due to chronic short-staffing rather than the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the service head says.

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