SDHB working to reduce ED waiting times
SDHB working to reduce ED waiting times
The Southern District Health Board is trialling new initiatives to improve waiting times at its crammed emergency departments.
Mike Houlahan
Dunedin couple embroiled in Hong Kong protest
Dunedin couple embroiled in Hong Kong protest
Dunedin couple Rona and Errol Chave had a more action-packed stopover in Hong Kong last week than they could have imagined, finding themselves embroiled in the city's pro-democracy protests.
Call to speed up access to treatment
Call to speed up access to treatment
The Southern District Health Board ranks 18th out of the 20 DHBs for treating cancer patients within three months, Ministry of Health data shows.
Golfers delayed by cracked windscreen
Golfers delayed by cracked windscreen
A group of Catlins golf enthusiasts scored a triple bogey yesterday, before their long-planned golfing holiday even began.
Resident doctors' association, DHBs end acrimonious dispute
Resident doctors' association, DHBs end acrimonious dispute
One of the longest-running and most bitter health sector employment disputes ended yesterday after the New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association agreed a new employment contract with district...
Cull up for 'daunting' SDHB challenge
Cull up for 'daunting' SDHB challenge
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull's retirement plans have proven short-lived, after his confirmation yesterday he would run for a place on the Southern District Health Board in October's local body elections.
S온라인 바카라사이트 추천 Race의 Cull Shock
S온라인 바카라사이트 추천 Race의 Cull Shock
Retiring Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is a shock entry in to the race for the Southern District Health Board.
Minister assailed by hospital passes
Minister assailed by hospital passes
Being the Minister of Health has long been regarded as one of the most thankless jobs in government.
Promise to battle on for maternity services
Promise to battle on for maternity services
The owners of Lumsden Maternity Centre say they will continue to fight for better maternity services in Northern Southland.
14 throw hat in ring for SDHB
14 throw hat in ring for SDHB
Despite deficits and pressures on waiting lists, at least 14 people have put their names forward to be on the Southern District Health Board.
Good progress hiring extra nurses: DHB
Good progress hiring extra nurses: DHB
The Southern District Health Board says it is making good progress on hiring the extra nurses it needs to meet safe staffing requirements.
MPs castigate SDHB over maternity services
MPs castigate SDHB over maternity services
The Southern District Health Board did not deliver on its maternity service promises to Northern Southland women, a scathing report by MPs on the Lumsden Maternity Centre says.
바카라사이트 카지노사이트 Lumsden에 대한 비판을 받아들입니다
바카라사이트 카지노사이트 Lumsden에 대한 비판을 받아들입니다
The Southern DHB says it acknowledges and accepts the criticisms of a scorching report by MPs into Lumsden Maternity Centre.
Anxious wait for investors: 'We trusted him'
Anxious wait for investors: 'We trusted him'
Anxious investors waiting for news on at least $8 million linked to a Dunedin financial adviser have contacted the ODT, including one who said: "We thought he was going to look after our money ... We trusted him."
million of clients' cash gone
million of clients' cash gone
At least $8 million of funds belonging to clients of Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh are unaccounted for, a court judgement says.
Sense of camaraderie among surgical mesh patients
Sense of camaraderie among surgical mesh patients
Draining but worthwhile is how Dunedin woman Denise Reeve described her presentation to a restorative justice forum for surgical mesh patients held in the city yesterday.
Media's effect on staff recognised
Media's effect on staff recognised
"Intensive media interest'' in the Southern District Health Board may be affecting some employees, a message sent to all staff last week says.
Southern support for abortion law reform
Southern support for abortion law reform
Most Southern MPs are generally supportive of abortion law reform.
Full operation of machine likely to be delayed: DHB
Full operation of machine likely to be delayed: DHB
It is likely the Southern District Health Board's new linear accelerator will not be fully operational until the end of the year, but a second new machine should be quickly up and running soon after, the DHB says.
Aspirations centred in coalition
Aspirations centred in coalition
Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and James Shaw have proclaimed the party's annual general meeting, held in Dunedin over the weekend, as a success.