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Packed Snacks Don’t Stack Up
Thursday, 7 February 2008, 10:20 am | Southland District Health Board
Snacks are a great opportunity to fuel growing bodies and minds, they can be quick, easy and healthy, and this is more likely to be true when they are not from a packet. More >>
Blue and Red T-Shirts Expected to Dominate Crowds
Thursday, 7 February 2008, 9:48 am | Southland District Health Board
Tuesday 4 February 2008 Blue and Red T-Shirts Expected to Dominate Surf to City Crowds Southlanders can expect to see a wave of blue and red t-shirts moving their way through the Surf to City crowd this Sunday 10 February, with close ... More >>
Hospital’s January “Joints” Week A Success
Thursday, 24 January 2008, 12:52 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital made the most of a quieter January week to provide extra surgery for 21 Southland patients through a “January Joints Week” initiative – an eight day blitz focused on hip and knee surgery. More >>
Support for Restoring Part of Hospital History
Wednesday, 23 January 2008, 9:14 am | Southland District Health Board
Nine newly restored sets of historic 1937 children’s ward nursery rhyme tiles will be unveiled at Southland Hospital this Friday afternoon, whilst a tenth set will the subject of discussion at a museum talk by conservator, Robert Clendon, following ... More >>
Cheer for Children's Ward After Disposal of Toys
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:50 am | Southland District Health Board
Southland Hospital's Children's Ward has received some early Christmas cheer with the donation of $2,000 from Tiwai Point's New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd (NZAS) along with Playstations from Harvey Norman Ltd and Christmas trees from City Impact ... More >>
Children’s Ward Closed Temporarily due to MRSA
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 9:40 am | Southland District Health Board
The children’s ward has been temporarily closed at Southland Hospital to enable a thorough disinfection process, following the identification of a MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) positive patient and staff, said Leanne Samuel, ... More >>
DHB vs Smelter - Surf to City Challenge is On!
Monday, 10 December 2007, 10:17 am | Southland District Health Board
Two of Southland's largest employers are going head to head in a battle to be the largest team at next year's Surf to City event and in support of their own staff embracing the Healthy Eating Healthy Action (HEHA) message. More >>
Hospital Crutches Shortage Reaching Crisis Point
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 2:37 pm | Southland District Health Board
Hospital staff are becoming increasingly concerned about the dwindling pool of crutches available for people with broken bones and sprains, saying the hospital is nearing a crisis point in the lead up to Christmas. More >>
Follow Up Midwifery Career Information Session
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 10:37 am | Southland District Health Board
SDHB is hosting a further information session about careers in midwifery on Monday 10 December, following on from the strong interest in last month's information events. More >>
First Doctors Employed following Recruitment Drive
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 10:33 am | Southland District Health Board
One month after the Otago and Southland District Health Boards' joint recruitment drive to the United Kingdom, the DHBs have confirmed they have had their first two employment offers accepted and a further ten job offers have also been made. More >>
SDHB Steps Up Focus on Clinical Governance
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 11:04 am | Southland District Health Board
SDHB Steps Up Focus on Clinical Governance, Quality and Safety Southland District Health Board is stepping up its focus on clinical governance, quality and safety with a staff consultation taking place about its existing arrangements, Chairman ... More >>
Paediatrician to Shave Head in Support of Kids
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:34 am | Southland District Health Board
Dr Ian Shaw, Southland Hospital Paediatrician, is putting his hair in the line in an effort to raise funds for the Child Cancer Foundation this Monday 26 November at 1.30pm in the Children’s Ward. More >>
Southland DHB: Family Violence Is Not Acceptable
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 5:16 pm | Southland District Health Board
Southland District Health Board staff will be signing a giant 2 metre white ribbon in the Southland Hospital foyer tomorrow afternoon, in an effort to send the Southland community the message that family violence is not acceptable. More >>
Primary/Mental Health Care Partnership Thrives
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 11:19 am | Southland District Health Board
Primary Health Care and Mental Health Partnership Flourishing Discussions between the Wakatipu Primary Health Organisation (PHO) and SDHB Mental Health Services over the last two years are starting to reap rewards, say PHO Chair Tony Hill and SDHB's ... More >>
Information Sessions to Boost Midwife Numbers
Friday, 16 November 2007, 2:14 pm | Southland District Health Board
SDHB Hosts Midwifery Career Information Sessions to Boost Midwife Numbers Southland District Health Board is hosting two information sessions on Thursday 22 November 2007 for people thinking about a career in midwifery, in an effort to boost midwifery ... More >>
Immunisation Register Milestone Celebrated
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 12:23 am | Southland District Health Board
Six Southland children born on 7 November 2005 were at the centre of celebrations at Southland District Health Board today, as part of an immunisation milestone which has seen Southland exceed the World Health Organisation’s 95% immunisation target ... More >>
Invercargill Mental Health Open Forum
Monday, 24 September 2007, 3:14 pm | Southland District Health Board
Anyone living, working or doing both in Invercargill is invited to attend an Open Forum to discuss mental health issues on Friday, 28 September. The Forum runs from 10am-12.30pm at The Elmwood on Dee Street, and will include guest speakers, presentations ... More >>
Age Related Residential Care Review Released Today
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 11:01 am | Southland District Health Board
The Otago and Southland District Health Boards (DHBs) have completed a regional review of age related residential care in their districts and this has been released to the public today. More >>
“Quality and Humanity in Health”
Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 9:42 am | Southland District Health Board
Dr Nigel Murray, CEO of Southland DHB has welcomed an opinion from the HDC publicised today which found a local private Ophthalmologist (no longer employed by SDHB) to have breached the Code of Rights in relation to the charging of fees to a patient ... More >>
Southland Dental Therapist Achieves a NZ First
Monday, 23 July 2007, 11:32 am | Southland District Health Board
Janelle Larby, a Southland Hospital dental therapist, has achieved a New Zealand first for the dental therapy profession by being granted an extended scope of practice by the Dental Council of New Zealand that enables her to treat adult patients. More >>
