Waiting time of seven hours at Urgent Doctors explained
Waiting time of seven hours at Urgent Doctors explained
Dunedin Urgent Doctors has been swamped with patients, people reporting waits of as long as seven hours.
Mike Houlahan
Pandemic played role in staff concerns: SDHB
Pandemic played role in staff concerns: SDHB
Fear of change and uncertainty driven by Covid-19 lie behind many of the concerns raised in the latest Southern District Health Board staff satisfaction survey, it believes.
Crew to ED then released
Crew to ED then released
Fourteen months after the South’s last case of Covid-19 recovered, local doctors yesterday again donned protective equipment to treat patients with the pandemic disease.
Kiwi comes home to job as medical officer of health
Kiwi comes home to job as medical officer of health
The irony of having left pandemic-stricken Sydney to work for the SDHB, just as two new cases of Covid-19 arrive in the region on board a container ship, has not escaped newly appointed medical officer of health Prof John Eastwood.
Vaccinations pass 100,000 mark
Vaccinations pass 100,000 mark
Cupcakes and balloons were rolled out yesterday as southern medical staff marked the region passing the 100,000 Covid-19 vaccinations mark.
Count numbers harmed, cancer campaigner says
Count numbers harmed, cancer campaigner says
Cancer campaigner Melissa Vining has called for district health boards to establish exactly how many people have suffered ill-effects while waiting for treatment.
RSV drug plentiful in the South
RSV drug plentiful in the South
Stocks of prednisolone, a drug used to treat the respiratory illness RSV, are in plentiful supply in Otago and Southland.
‘Negative press’ prompts data review
‘Negative press’ prompts data review
The Southern District Health Board, concerned about negative headlines regarding its management of cancer treatment, asked staff to review if cases were being counted correctly.
Mercy Hospital plans 20% service increase
Mercy Hospital plans 20% service increase
Mercy Hospital plans to increase its services by 20% and chief executive Richard Whitney has no doubt the demand is there.
Seeking to right prescribing anomaly
Seeking to right prescribing anomaly
An apparent legislative oversight may be righted if MPs heed a petition presented in Dunedin yesterday.
Lack of first appointments delaying cancer treatment
Lack of first appointments delaying cancer treatment
Cancer treatment at Dunedin Hospital is being held up because not enough patients are getting first specialist appointments, the essential first step before they receive radiation treatment.
예방 접종 계획 Stalema메이저 바카라사이트 장난감에 의해
예방 접종 계획 Stalema메이저 바카라사이트 장난감에 의해
Desperately needed vaccinators cannot be officially trained at the University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy because of a technical stand-off with the Ministry of Health.
Small tumour detected, became terminal after delay
Small tumour detected, became terminal after delay
Invercargill nurse Kathryn Harper had great faith in the health system, but was ultimately let down by it.
Labour cannot afford to ignore rural concerns
Labour cannot afford to ignore rural concerns
For something set up as an apolitical organisation, farmer advocacy group Groundswell is having a heck of a political impact.
Midwifery ‘clinical coach’ plan underwhelms
Midwifery ‘clinical coach’ plan underwhelms
A new Government proposal to replenish a dwindling midwifery labour force may do some good but is unlikely to entice many women who have quit the profession to return, southern midwives say.
Chief medical officer leaving in November
Chief medical officer leaving in November
Southern District Health Board chief medical officer Nigel Millar has resigned.
30 cases include RSV patients
30 cases include RSV patients
Southern hospitals were yesterday treating 30 cases of respiratory illness, which include the highly infectious disease RSV.
Keen on jab: ‘I think it’s very important’
Keen on jab: ‘I think it’s very important’
It was a big day at Summerset at Bishopscourt yesterday ... mahjong, darts and Covid-19 vaccinations.
27 cancer patients suffer harm while waiting
27 cancer patients suffer harm while waiting
At least 27 people were recorded as having suffered harm in the first two months of this year while lingering on the Southern District Health Board’s cancer treatment waiting list.
Researchers at Otago work on ‘artificial’ pancreas
Researchers at Otago work on ‘artificial’ pancreas
If you cannot have a properly functioning pancreas, Otago researchers are working to refine the next best thing, an artificial "organ".