Parliament's health select committee has raised concerns about management controls at the Southern District Health Board, and in particular its financial and IT systems.
The Otago Daily Times is highlighting some of the many dedicated people on the frontlines of the fight against Covid-19. Today, health reporter Mike Houlahan talks to Birgitte McLean, clinical lead...
The return of crowds to top-level rugby this weekend has the doctor leading the southern response to Covid-19 deeply concerned mingling fans could spread Omicron.
There were 1631 good reasons yesterday not to ease Covid-19 safety restrictions in the South, members of at-risk communities in Otago and Southland said.
Former Dunedin Hospital cardiothoracic nurse Melanie Solia knew she wanted to be involved somehow in the Covid-19 response, and the vaccination drive came at just the right time for her.
Today, the ODT begins a series saluting the many people working behind the scenes in the South’s fight against Covid-19. Health reporter Mike Houlahan talks to aged residential care nurse Holly Dunbar about the efforts being made to keep the region’s most vulnerable safe.
Anyone who saw Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern when she was in Dunedin last week would have thought to themselves, "that’s a person who needs a holiday".