4-6 months backlog in surgery
4-6 months backlog in surgery
Clearing the Southern District Health Board’s Covid-19-related surgical backlog could take four to six months and require private sector help, chief executive Chris Fleming says.
Mike Houlahan
Vaccine research backed
Vaccine research backed
A $37million fund for Covid-19 vaccine development and manufacture is an excellent commitment by the Government to the international fight against the pandemic, a University of Otago immunologist...
New Opposition leader to visit South
New Opposition leader to visit South
A trip to the South is a priority, new National Party leader Todd Muller says as he settles into his new role.
바카라사이트 온카판 직원을 지배했지만 여전히 $ 80k는 여전히 빚을지고 있습니다
바카라사이트 온카판 직원을 지배했지만 여전히 $ 80k는 여전히 빚을지고 있습니다
Four former Southern Taxis Ltd drivers have succeeded in arguing they were employees of the now closed Dunedin firm, not independent contractors.
Manslaughter nurse to practise
Manslaughter nurse to practise
A nurse convicted of manslaughter will be allowed to practise again but under strict conditions, the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has ruled.
Woodhouse ‘delighted’ to keep health portfolio
Woodhouse ‘delighted’ to keep health portfolio
Dunedin National list MP Michael Woodhouse has retained the health portfolio and his front-bench ranking in new party leader Todd Muller’s revamp of his team, announced yesterday.
Screening programmes resumed
Screening programmes resumed
Nationwide cancer screening programmes are resuming in the South following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, but with new safety protocols in place.
Health 바카라사이트 정보iance Shows
Health 바카라사이트 정보iance Shows
Covid-19 has shown the critical role Alliance South plays in delivering health services across the region, its new chairman says.
Suicide prevention targeted
Suicide prevention targeted
Suicide rates will not inevitably increase because of the stress caused by Covid-19 but people’s wellbeing needs to be watched carefully.
Southern candidates for Act, Greens
Southern candidates for Act, Greens
Prominent Queenstown businessman Basil Walker and Central Otago Pistol Club secretary Robert Andrews are among several electoral candidates announced by Act New Zealand yesterday.
List MP vulnerable backing losing horse
List MP vulnerable backing losing horse
At first glance, the National Party’s messy leadership scrap was only of passing interest from a southern perspective, given it pitched one Bay of Plenty-based candidate and Auckland-based deputy...
Former Otago rugby team physio censured, fined over conduct
Former Otago rugby team physio censured, fined over conduct
Dunedin physiotherapist Ashley Stiven has been censured and fined for incorrectly billing ACC, treating a family member, and himself being treated by his own employees.
MPs get behind leader
MPs get behind leader
Southern National MPs yesterday united to offer full support for the party’s new leader Todd Muller, although his triumph over former leader Simon Bridges likely holds mixed fortunes for their individual prospects.
Woodhouse pledges allegiance as Bridges faces challenge
Woodhouse pledges allegiance as Bridges faces challenge
Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse has strongly backed Simon Bridges to retain the leadership of the National party, whose MPs will meet tomorrow to vote on who should lead them.
Report shows early effects of lockdown
Report shows early effects of lockdown
Dunedin and Queenstown’s economies were buoyant at the start of the year, but Covid-19 has caused a ‘‘precipitous drop’’ in those rosy figures, new research shows.
바카라사이트 제작 Hospital을 고치는 데 $ 40m의 비용 : 보고서
바카라사이트 제작 Hospital을 고치는 데 $ 40m의 비용 : 보고서
Repairs and refurbishment of ‘‘distressing, sad and dilapidated’’ facilities at Wakari Hospital, in Dunedin, could cost more than $40 million, newly released documents suggest.
Lockdown Point Up 바카라사이트 벳위즈chnology의 유틸리티
Lockdown Point Up 바카라사이트 벳위즈chnology의 유틸리티
Covid-19 requirements for video consultations with doctors has given a glimpse into how hospice services may be provided in far-flung parts of Otago and Southland in the future, Mike Houlahan finds.
MP’s flip-flop: a tale of two pandemic Bills
MP’s flip-flop: a tale of two pandemic Bills
As flip-flops go, Michael Woodhouse’s effort in Parliament on Tuesday came close to setting some sort of speed record.
Economic growth moving into reverse
Economic growth moving into reverse
One sector will have done very well out of the Rebuilding Together Budget — whoever makes red ink, because the Government’s books are awash with it.
Health spend led by 3m for disability services
Health spend led by 3m for disability services
There was still money left over for health in Budget 2020 yesterday, even after the $4billion of extra funding for district health boards and planned procedures announced on Tuesday.