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Southern DHB spread message that ‘Clean Hands save Lives'
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 12:55 pm | Southern District Health Board
Southern DHB spreading the message that ‘Clean Hands save Lives’ for World Hand Hygiene Day More >>
Southern DHB Celebrating International Midwives Day
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 10:00 am | Southern District Health Board
Today, Southern DHB, as part of International Day of the Midwife, is recognising and celebrating the work of its midwives and the indispensable and critical role they play at every point of maternity care. More >>
Double Celebration for Lake’s District Hospital Midwives!
Friday, 1 May 2015, 12:14 pm | Southern District Health Board
Midwives at Lakes District Hospital will be celebrating two major events this coming week, signifying good news for local mums-to-be and their future families. More >>
Southern DHB asking staff not to get the flu or give the flu
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 3:05 pm | Southern District Health Board
Southern DHB this week launched its staff flu campaign with the aim of increasing the uptake of its flu vaccination to staff to over 65%. More >>
Lippincott Procedures “Go Live” in South Island DHBs
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 1:19 pm | Southern District Health Board
From Tuesday 5th May Lippincott Clinical Procedures will be available online at all South Island District Health Boards, a move which looks set to support the better delivery of evidence based nursing practice across the region. Access to the online ... More >>
Southern DHB is having ‘Conversations that Count’
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 12:49 pm | Southern District Health Board
Southern DHB is asking people to have a ‘Conversation that Counts’ on Thursday (16th April), the second national awareness day for advance care planning, to encourage people to think about, talk about and plan for their future health care. More >>
Southern DHB performs its first Emergency "EVAR"
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 12:30 pm | Southern District Health Board
Southern DHB performs its first Emergency Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) under local anaesthetic. More >>
Southern DHB is 'Going Spotty'
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 12:53 pm | Southern District Health Board
March is Melanoma Awareness month and the Melanoma Foundation is holding its third national ‘Go Spotty’ Mufti Day this Friday to raise awareness of this disease that is affecting over 4000 kiwis every year. More >>
Southern DHB Part of South Island Alcohol Project
Monday, 16 March 2015, 2:57 pm | Southern District Health Board
Southern DHB is part of an important new project designed to support a long term reduction in the harm alcohol causes to young people living in the South Island. More >>
Stereotactic Radiotherapy System Replacement Approved
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 2:19 pm | Southern District Health Board
The Southern DHB Board has approved the replacement of the Oncology Stereotactic Planning system, and necessary building upgrades. More >>
Southern DHB launching “Smile for Life” poster series
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 11:04 am | Southern District Health Board
Southern DHB is celebrating World Oral Health Day with the launch of the ‘Smile for Life’ poster series. More >>
Southern DHB launches New “Safety1st” System
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 1:58 pm | Southern District Health Board
The new electronic risk management system - Safety1st – went “live” across Southern today, part of a regional initiative to support continuous improvements in safety and the experience of care within hospitals and associated community services. More >>
New Video urges Staff to “Speak Up” For Patient Safety
Monday, 2 March 2015, 12:44 pm | Southern District Health Board
A video has been released by Southern DHB which asks staff to “Speak Up” about patient safety and continue to help make Southern hospitals safer places for the people who work, visit or stay there. More >>
Southern DHB patients getting cancer treatment faster
Tuesday, 24 February 2015, 5:27 pm | Southern District Health Board
The new faster cancer treatment health targets show that Southern patients are getting their treatment faster. More >>
Southern DHB scores very well in inpatient experience survey
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 11:59 am | Southern District Health Board
The results of the second round of the national inpatient experience survey were officially released by the Health Quality Safety Commission today with Southern once again scoring very well. More >>
Southern meets immunisation targets
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 2:16 pm | Southern District Health Board
Southern District Health Board (SDHB) is celebrating its success in meeting its childhood immunisation targets. More >>
Safety milestone at Dunedin Hospital Intensive Care Unit
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 12:03 pm | Southern District Health Board
Staff at Dunedin Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) celebrated another safety milestone today. Last October, Dunedin ICU reached 1000 days without a single case of bloodstream infection known as central line-associated bacteraemia, or CLAB. Today they made ... More >>
New CT scanners at Dunedin Hospital
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 12:09 pm | Southern District Health Board
Southern patients are benefitting from new state of the art CT scanners in the Oncology and Radiology Departments at Dunedin Hospital. More >>
First Patients for Paediatric Diabetes Telemedicine Clinic
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 12:52 pm | Southern District Health Board
Central Otago paediatric diabetes patients no longer have to travel to see the specialist team in Dunedin for a thirty minute appointment following the start this week of a new paediatric diabetes telemedicine clinic at Dunstan Hospital. More >>
Oamaru premises sell tobacco to minor
Monday, 15 December 2014, 4:29 pm | Southern District Health Board
Oamaru premises sell tobacco to minor on a Controlled Purchase Operation In early December a Controlled Purchase Operation for tobacco was conducted in Oamaru. It is illegal to sell tobacco to persons under the age of 18 and premises were tested ... More >>
