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Southland Clinicians Receive Teaching Awards
Friday, 9 October 2009, 4:49 pm | Southland District Health Board
Three Southland Hospital clinicians received recognition for teaching this week, having each been awarded the Dunedin School Of Medicine’s Dean’s Commendation to Invercargill Teaching staff. Consultant General Surgeon Mr Julian Speight, Head ... More >>
Bold, Bizarre and Beautiful Art and Craft Show
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 12:19 pm | Southland District Health Board
Bold, Bizarre and Beautiful – Mental Health Awareness Week Art and Craft Exhibition Thursday 8 October 2009 More >>
Southland Hospital Receives Support for Research
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 12:16 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital Receives Support for Clinical Research Thursday 8 October 2009 Clinical research has been given a boost at Southland Hospital with Southland DHB being granted funding to support senior doctors undertaking clinical ... More >>
Fresh Future Children’s Hospital Appeal Returns
Monday, 3 August 2009, 5:12 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital Children’s Services is welcoming the return of the Fresh Future Children’s Hospital Appeal with an official launch this Wednesday, and hopes the Southland Community will again show excellent support for the fundraising venture. More >>
Southland Children Benefit from free screening
Monday, 3 August 2009, 5:09 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland District Health Board (DHB) exceeded its B4 School Checks targets for the 2008/09 year, with 23% more Southland children benefiting from the free health and development assessment. More >>
Temporary Patient Visitor Restrictions
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 6:04 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital is putting temporary visitor restrictions in place from today due to increasing patient numbers for both influenza and the usual winter pressures on beds and staff resources. More >>
Southland Swine Fu Update No 15, 23 June 2009
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 3:56 pm | Southland District Health Board
In the last few days there have been a number important changes as the Influenza A (H1N1) virus becomes more established in New Zealand, says Otago and Southland Medical Officer of Health Dr Derek Bell. “The Ministry of Health has now moved ... More >>
Swine influenza response in Otago and Southland
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 2:01 pm | Southland District Health Board
We have contacted all the people from Otago and Southland who we know were on Flight NZ1 and none of them are ill. That is a total of 23 people. As a precaution, they have all been asked to go into voluntary quarantine and have been offered the antiviral ... More >>
Demolition Arrangements
Friday, 24 April 2009, 12:56 pm | Southland District Health Board
The demolition of a number of old hospital buildings at Southland Hospital is due to commence from 4 May 2009, however there will be several site restrictions in place from next week. More >>
Innovative Health Careers Programme Launched: SDHB
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 12:27 pm | Southland District Health Board
A ‘first of its kind’ programme in Southland which sees health professionals entering the classroom to foster student passion for a career in health has been launched by Southland District Health Board. The Incubator Programme (which was developed ... More >>
Support Growing for Annual Southland Nursing Award
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 1:57 pm | Southland District Health Board
This year’s ‘Celebrating Southland Nursing Excellence Awards’ keeps getting bigger and better with eight scholarships now on offer. More >>
Let’s Make Well Child Week Count
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:26 pm | Southland District Health Board
To mark Well Child Week (Monday 2 March – 8 March), Southland District Health Board is calling for a focus on children’s health. “It is important that all Southland’s children have the best possible health and a programme put in place recently to help ... More >>
Award for Local Innovation at Southland Hospital
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 10:45 am | Southland District Health Board
An article demonstrating an innovative approach to wound care that was developed by Southland Hospital’s Wound Care Clinic nursing team has won a literary award in an Australian Medical Journal. More >>
The Fine Balance of Risk and Benefit in Healthcare
Monday, 23 February 2009, 1:15 pm | Southland District Health Board
SDHB, which has over 17000 patient discharges every year reported 18 potentially preventable serious and sentinel events during the period July 07- June 08 as part of the annual national report released today. More >>
Cervical Cancer Immunisation in Southland Schools
Monday, 23 February 2009, 1:10 pm | Southland District Health Board
The Primary Health Organisation's (PHO) HPV Immunisation Team hit the road this morning to deliver the first day of its school - based Cervical Cancer Immunisation Programme in Southland at Invercargill’s Aurora College. More >>
Cervical Cancer Vaccine in Southland Schools
Friday, 20 February 2009, 2:24 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland Primary Health Organisation (PHO) Management Services Ltd has now received the first batch of a vaccine aimed at protecting young women from cervical cancer in the lead up to rolling out its school-based immunisation programme from next week. More >>
Community Representatives to Disability Committees
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 10:23 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland and Otago District Health Boards’ joint Disability Support Advisory Committees (DSAC) have appointed two community representatives from their respective regions to help advise on disability and elderly support issues. More >>
Hospital Achieves 'Baby Friendly' Status
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 9:55 am | Southland District Health Board
It’s official - Lakes District Hospital is ‘baby friendly’ having recently received approval from the New Zealand Breastfeeding Authority to be awarded accreditation under the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. More >>
Cervical Cancer Vaccine in Schools from Term one
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 2:49 pm | Southland District Health Board
A free vaccine aimed at protecting girls and young women from cervical cancer will be offered in participating schools throughout Southland from the first term. More >>
Urology Service Provides Relief for Otago Patients
Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 2:47 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital’s Urology Service is working collaboratively with Otago DHB to provide elective (non urgent) prostate surgery (and much needed relief) for Otago Urology patients who have been on Dunedin Hospital’s waiting list for a considerable ... More >>
