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Lead in soil policy praised by expert
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Lead in soil policy praised by expert
A public health specialist has applauded Dunedin’s approach to the risk posed by a legacy of lead-based paint in residential gardens.
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Firms ‘shut out’ of new hospital contracts
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Firms ‘shut out’ of new hospital contracts
Dunedin firms are being "shut out" of contracts for the multibillion-dollar new hospital project and fear out-of-town companies will steal their staff, an industry figure says.
Work could ‘revolutionise’ care
Work could ‘revolutionise’ care
Work on the interface between neurosciences and biomedical engineering has won an Otago researcher a prestigious award for its potential to "revolutionise" patient care.
Vaping study highlights struggle
Vaping study highlights struggle
Many of the participants in a new vaping study were so addicted, it dominated their thoughts throughout the day, a study has found.
Spotlight on state of mental health of city youth
Spotlight on state of mental health of city youth
In the wake of the Dunedin bus hub tragedy, community leaders and school students have gathered for a free and frank exchange of ideas aimed at making the city safer.
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Costello could face further scrutiny
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Costello could face further scrutiny
Already under fire from the chief ombudsman for withholding information about the government’s tobacco and vaping policy, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello’s actions may come under further scrutiny.
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Advocates call for shingles vax expansion
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Advocates call for shingles vax expansion
Pharmac says it is looking at ways to make the shingles vaccine available to more people as Grey Power pushes for "urgent" change.
Patients to be told of surgery waiting times
Patients to be told of surgery waiting times
The southern health system is set to shed more light on uncertain surgery waiting lists, but for one patient the change is not soon enough.
Vaccination incentive offered
Vaccination incentive offered
A Māori social service is now able to provide an incentive for families to get vaccinated after an "eternally frustrating" road for funding.
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Poor communication tops city health services complaints
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Poor communication tops city health services complaints
Sub-par communication is by far the most common complaint in feedback about Dunedin health services, new data shows.
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$5m to develop lung cancer screening course
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$5m to develop lung cancer screening course
An Otago cancer researcher has been given $5 million to continue research on what she says is "the next best thing to finding a cure for cancer".
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Call to boost jobs or risk losing surgeons
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Call to boost jobs or risk losing surgeons
Public hospitals need to boost jobs available for orthopaedic surgeons or risk losing them, a representative warns.
Mercy Hospital opens new theatre
Mercy Hospital opens new theatre
The opening of a new operating theatre means Mercy Hospital is now set to carry out 20% more surgeries.
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HNZ denies front line nurse hiring freeze
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HNZ denies front line nurse hiring freeze
The Southern health system has denied accusations a hiring freeze has extended to frontline nursing staff.
Still no date for inpatient ward closure
Still no date for inpatient ward closure
A Wakari Hospital inpatient ward remains open despite forecasts it would be closed by the middle of the year, with no date set for the controversial shutting of doors.
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Wait time for first urology assessment nears 5 months
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Wait time for first urology assessment nears 5 months
Wait times for a first specialist assessment at Dunedin Hospital’s beleaguered urology department have jumped more than 40% compared with January, new data shows.
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1000-plus surgeries to be outsourced
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1000-plus surgeries to be outsourced
Surgery for more than 1000 southern patients will be done privately in a mass outsourcing as the public health system buckles under demand.
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Nurse recruiting ‘stopped’
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Nurse recruiting ‘stopped’
A nursing freeze is in place at Dunedin Hospital, despite the health system’s claim a hiring pause would not affect frontline workers, the nurses’ union says.
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Situation getting worse as loss reported: union
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Situation getting worse as loss reported: union
A medical advocate says the situation is getting worse by the day for laboratory workers after a major player in Southern healthcare reported a $16.4 million loss.
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GP funding a matter of ‘survival’
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GP funding a matter of ‘survival’
General practitioners are "fighting for survival" as the latest funding proposal falls below inflation, a Dunedin doctor warns.