Southern Dhb

Southern DHB is preparing for the worst for next year if Covid-19 becomes endemic in the community.

The DHB says Covid is the single biggest risk to both the community and itself, saying it could… Audio

The Ministry of Health is shunning calls for an inquiry into the Southern DHB's inclusion in the national bowel screening programme. Doctors, researchers and cancer-care campaigners are calling for an… Audio

A Code Black has been declared at Dunedin Hospital - which is now at capacity.

The Southern DHB says the emergency department is still open, but it's asking the public to avoid it if possible and… Video, Audio

Residents in the two east Otago towns affected by the water issue will be offered blood tests from next week.

Authorities are still trying to pin down the source of the elevated lead levels in the… Video, Audio

The head of the Southern DHB has admitted that breakdowns between surgeons - including personal attacks - have impacted on the delivery of care for colonoscopy patients. The DHB's colonoscopy service… Audio

Chris Fleming, the head of Southern DHB says there's no need for a public inquiry into its treatment of bowel cancer patients, and major failings are being addressed.  Audio

Is it time for a public inquiry into Southern DHB's treatment of bowel cancer patients? Christchurch surgeon Phil Bagshaw, the co-author of a damming audit says the response to major failures isn't… Audio

A Southland doctor says the government needs to urgently investigate changes to Southern DHB's maternity services, or risk a mother or baby dying under the local DHB's new care model. Audio

Dunedin man Michael Horgan received a positive result after requesting to be screened for bowel cancer, but was turned away from Southern DHB because he didn't have serious symptoms. Video, Audio

About 40 percent of the people who had biopsies at a megaclinic held by Dunedin Hospital's urology department at the weekend are likely to have cancer. Video, Audio

Of the 569 urology patients at the DHB who waited longer than they should have for assessment or treatment, 60 patients have now had biopsies, and half of those have cancer. Video, Audio

Southern DHB's CEO Chris Fleming says there "will be some harm" caused to the 569 urology patients who have waited longer for treatment than they should under the Ministry of Health guidelines. Video, Audio

John Campbell meets Dunedin man Stephen Hoffman, whose cancer spread while he waited 11 months for surgery. He's now terminally ill and waiting on DHB paperwork to get ACC support.  Video, Audio

The Crown has settled cases of medical mistreatment and neglect in the past, so a class action against Southern DHB "may be possible," Christchurch lawyer Grant Cameron says. Video, Audio

Eleven men have waited too long for prostate cancer surgery at Dunedin Hospital with four waiting more than 100 days and one waiting 191 days for an operation, the Southern DHB's CEO says. Video, Audio

Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says urology patients' health and well-being has been at risk while they waited for appointments and surgery. Video, Audio