Radiation situation a 'perfect storm'
Radiation situation a 'perfect storm'
Radiation therapists are concerned a lack of resources is putting patient wellbeing at risk, a medical union leader says.
Mike Houlahan
Hindon Blaze 바카라 사이트 추천디시
Hindon Blaze 바카라 사이트 추천디시
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have contained a large fire in a rural area near Hindon this evening.
Staff stressed, tired: report
Staff stressed, tired: report
Southern District Health Board allied services staff are stressed, fatigued and have a significant lack of trust in DHB leadership and management, a damning report says.
Southern say: MPs wrestling with life and death
Southern say: MPs wrestling with life and death
Machiavelli wrote that politics have no relation to morals, but in recent days morality and politics have been at the forefront of southern MPs' minds.
Seymour confident euthanasia Bill will progress
Seymour confident euthanasia Bill will progress
ACT Party leader David Seymour is confident his End of Life Choice Bill will be enacted in time for a possible referendum coinciding with the 2020 election.
Radiation patients waiting up to 3 months
Radiation patients waiting up to 3 months
Southern cancer patients are waiting months longer than they should to receive potentially life-saving radiation treatment.
'My kids worry every day if their mum is going to die'
'My kids worry every day if their mum is going to die'
The waiting list for radiation oncology treatment is not just about numbers, it is about people living with anxiety and uncertainty.
Lumsden maternity downgrade 'flawed'
Lumsden maternity downgrade 'flawed'
The maternity plan which led to the SDHB downgrading service at Lumsden Maternity Centre was based on incorrect catchment data, a midwife academic says.
No second surgeon within NZ
No second surgeon within NZ
The SDHB has all but conceded defeat on recruiting an additional neurosurgeon for Dunedin from within New Zealand.
Another birth as decision again deferred
Another birth as decision again deferred
Parliament's health select committee has again deferred a decision on a petition on the future of Lumsden Maternity Centre, debating the matter while at the same time a local woman was giving birth at the facility.
Another emergency birth in South
Another emergency birth in South
An emergency birth in Lumsden today is the fourth since the town's maternity centre was downgraded in April.
Woodhouse moves up in reshuffle
Woodhouse moves up in reshuffle
Dunedin North National list MP Michael Woodhouse has been promoted to No 10 in the party rankings and made associate finance spokesman.
Hope of work for Hillside in rail plan
Hope of work for Hillside in rail plan
A major rail funding package pledges to replace KiwiRail's aged South Island locomotive fleet and 900 flat-top container wagons, but there's no guarantee of future work for Dunedin's Hillside workshop.
A time to dance, a time to mourn ...
A time to dance, a time to mourn ...
Shona MacTavish gave her final performance yesterday.
Financial adviser's status suspended
Financial adviser's status suspended
Dunedin financial adviser Barry Kloogh has had his status as an authorised financial adviser suspended for three months.
Epilepsy medicine worry
Epilepsy medicine worry
A controversial change of epilepsy drug funding could see her and thousands of other people with epilepsy lose their quality of life and livelihoods, a Brighton woman fears.
Patient data sheets flag danger better
Patient data sheets flag danger better
Dunedin Hospital patients can rest safer, after the introduction of a new early warning system designed to alert doctors and nurses when a person's health is deteriorating.
'Alarming' slide in southern cervical screening rate
'Alarming' slide in southern cervical screening rate
A steep drop in the number of southern women taking part in the cervical cancer screening programme is "alarming" and must be addressed, a cancer specialist says.
Farm debt mediation Bill news this week's offering
Farm debt mediation Bill news this week's offering
Politics this week offered proof that if at first you do not succeed, you should try, try and try again.
MP used case in 'grubby political manner'
MP used case in 'grubby political manner'
A former Dunedin woman's battle with cancer has sparked an angry exchange in Parliament and an accusation Michael Woodhouse is using the case in a "grubby political manner".