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31 Southland nurses nominated for excellence
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 10:39 am | Southland District Health Board
Thirty-one Southland nurses have been nominated for demonstrating nursing excellence in the lead up to the inaugural Southland Nursing Excellence Awards announced Isabel Radka, SDHB Director of Nursing (acting) and Wendy Findlay, Professional Nursing ... More >>
Patient Safety Number One Focus
Friday, 2 May 2008, 5:32 pm | Southland District Health Board
Patient safety will again be the number one focus for Southland Hospital staff as they prepare for the second round of strike action by junior doctors, said Leanne Samuel, Interim Chief Operating Officer. Next week's 49 hour strike will commence ... More >>
SDHB Nurse Is Resuscitation Instructor Of The Year
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:45 am | Southland District Health Board
Wednesday 30 April 2008 SDHB Nurse Named NZ Resuscitation Instructor of the Year Southland Hospital Practice Development nurse educator, Paul Winder, has been named Resuscitation Instructor of the Year by the New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC), ... More >>
Wakatipu Mental Health Open Forum
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 10:42 am | Southland District Health Board
Anyone living, working or doing both in the Wakatipu area is invited to attend an Open Forum to discuss mental health issues on Wednesday, 7 May 2008. The Forum runs from 9.45am-12.30pm at the Order of St John, Douglas Street, Frankton, Queenstown, ... More >>
Strike Action Concludes (without major incident)
Sunday, 27 April 2008, 11:42 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital staff will resume full services today following the end of the 48 hour junior doctors' strike. More >>
Southland Hospital Update - Junior Doctors' Strike
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 9:21 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital has been busy but is coping during the 48 hour junior doctors' strike, due to end at 7.00am tomorrow morning, Chief Operating Officer Leanne Samuel said today. More >>
Preparation for Junior Doctors' Strike Continues
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 10:28 am | Southland District Health Board
District Health Boards around NZ have received notification from the Resident Doctors' Association of intended strike action from 0700 Tuesday 22 April until 0700 Thurday 24 April. In Southland up to 30 junior doctors at Southland Hospital are expected ... More >>
Meningococcal B Campaign drawing to an end
Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 9:56 am | Southland District Health Board
A large number of Southland health professionals, schools, Maori and Pacific Island community leaders and local businesses should be congratulated for their role in helping to reduce the level of Meningococcal B disease rates in the region, says ... More >>
SDHB Chairman slams Southland media coverage
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 9:55 am | Southland District Health Board
SDHB's Chairman Dennis Cairns has slammed the media coverage by the Southland Times today, saying the reporters had indulged themselves in a campaign of industrial relations to further junior doctors' pay claims whilst misleading the public to believe that ... More >>
Southland Hospital Prepares for Strike
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 9:47 am | Southland District Health Board
Contingency planning is well underway at Southland Hospital in preparation for the expected strike action by junior doctors later this month, said Leanne Samuel, Interim Chief Operating Officer. More >>
A Second Opinion Just A Heart Beat Away
Friday, 4 April 2008, 10:08 am | Southland District Health Board
A new echocardiography technology link between Southland Hospital and Dunedin Hospital means a second opinion on a cardiac ultrasound is now just moments away. More >>
Attendance Doubles At Pacific Island Health Clinic
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 9:32 am | Southland District Health Board
Attendance at the weekly Pacific Island health clinic in Invercargill has more than doubled since community paediatrician, Dr David Clow joined the clinic, Pacific Island Advisory and Cultural Trust spokesperson, Elsie Freeman said today. More >>
Southland Nursing Awards Launched
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:51 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland Nursing Awards Launched Excellence in nursing will be celebrated across Southland through a new awards programme, launched jointly by Southland District Health Board (SDHB) and the four Southland Primary Health Care Organisations (PHOs). ... More >>
Nutrition Funds Available for Southland Schools
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 10:04 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland’s schools and early childhood education services are invited to apply for a share of at least $90,000 in the second funding round of the Nutrition Fund which closes early April, said Gemma Milne, SDHB HEHA education sector liaison. More >>
Supporting Families with Mental Illness
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 9:56 am | Southland District Health Board
This week is SF (Supporting Families) Awareness Week in New Zealand, with the focus on supporting families with mental health illness. More >>
SDHB Consults on its Healthy Eating Policy
Friday, 7 March 2008, 9:38 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland District Health Board (SDHB) is seeking feedback on its draft Healthy Eating Healthy Action (HEHA) Policy, Lexie O'Shea, Interim Deputy CEO announced today - a policy she says is designed to make healthy choices easier, rather than forcing ... More >>
SDHB and PHOs Launch Primary Care Project
Saturday, 1 March 2008, 7:44 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland nurses are the focus of a new joint initiative between Southland District Health Board (SDHB) and the four Southland Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), in an effort to plan for future workforce requirements. More >>
Reporting of adverse events enables improvements
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 9:19 am | Southland District Health Board
Changes are made and new processes to improve patient safety are introduced at Southland District Health Board (SDHB) as a result of the voluntary reporting of serious or sentinel events and their investigation, said Chief Medical Officer Dr Pim Allen. More >>
SDHB Celebrates Staff 's 40 Years of Service
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 2:38 pm | Southland District Health Board
Two staff at Southland District Health Board have been recognised for over 40 years of service to the organisation, said Lexie O'Shea, Interim Deputy CEO. More >>
A New Delivery for Southland Maternity Units
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 9:58 am | Southland District Health Board
A New Delivery for Southland Maternity Units It's not just babies being delivered in Southland wide maternity units, but books too, courtesy of a locally sponsored "Books for Babies" programme. The programme is the brain child of the Southland ... More >>
