Health NZ - Southern

Check out these incredible drone photos of the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building - with thanks to Hamish Miller of RCP. #NewDunedinHospital #drone

Some private laboratory workers are striking. Our hospitals and emergency departments remain open.

Winter is here, so Hywel Lloyd, Health NZ Southern Executive Director of Quality and Clinical Governance and a practicing GP talks to Jeff from @OarFM about how to keep ourselves and our whānau well. Listen here: accessmedia.nz/player?EID=802…

We’re introducing a new email system for patient appointment notifications. Instead of waiting for postal mail, you’ll receive your appointment notification directly in your email inbox. More information is available on our website: tewhatuora.govt.nz/health-service…

Ahead of World Immunisation Week, Erolia Eteuati-Rooney, Regional Lead for Pacific Health, talks talks to Jeff from @OarFM about how vaccines protect our whole community from pēpi to elders. Listen here: player.accessmedia.nz/Player.aspx?ei…

Alison Stewart-Piere, Nurse Practitioner in Sexual Health, talks to Jeff from @OarFM about HPV (Human Papillomavirus), what it is and what we can do to prevent harm from HPV. Alison says the best prevention is the HPV vaccine. Listen here: player.accessmedia.nz/Player.aspx?ei…

New Dunedin Hospital There is a large crane on the Outpatient Building site. Weighing 180 tonnes with a reach of 86 metres, it's used for transferring the necessary building components to the correct floors within the building, or to the upper plant deck.

Kaye Cheetham is Allied Health, Scientific and Technical Officer for Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora Southern. She talks to Jeff from @OarFM about Allied Health, Scientific and Technical professions and how they support modern healthcare. Listen here: player.accessmedia.nz/Player.aspx?ei…

The Māori House Officers’ Working Group at Health New Zealand Southern is celebrating the success of their project to ensure medical staff can access a kit of dedicated equipment to confirm a death. You can read more about the project here: southernhealth.nz/living-well/so…

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) union members are planning to strike on Wednesday 11 December. Anyone in hospital will receive the care and support they need. Our hospitals and emergency departments will remain open. To find out more shorturl.at/19EOq

Free Cervical Screening Friday 29 November 9am-7pm and Saturday 30 November 8am-2pm West Invercargill Health, 3/64 Arena Avenue, Invercargill Open to everyone with a cervix aged 25 to 69 who is due for a screen or has never been screened.

Free Cervical Screening Clinic Saturday 23 November 2024, 7am-1pm Women's Health Outpatients, ground floor Dunedin Hospital

Dr Victoria Stott, an Endocrinologist and the Clinical Director for Diabetes for Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora Southern. She talks to Jeff from @OarFM about what diabetes is and how fast rates are rising in Aotearoa, as well as what we can do about it. player.accessmedia.nz/Player.aspx?ei…

Free Cervical Screening Friday 29 November 9am-7pm and Saturday 30 November 8am-2pm West Invercargill Health, 3/64 Arena Avenue, Invercargill Open to everyone with a cervix aged 25 to 69 who is due for a screen or has never been screened.

Free Cervical Screening Clinic Saturday 23 November 2024, 7am-1pm Women's Health Outpatients, ground floor Dunedin Hospital

Wānaka’s first Primary Maternity Unit, Rākai Kahukura is quickly establishing a wonderful sense of community identity and ownership, and the babies have not been shy in coming forwards. ✅ Read more about the new arrivals and care available at the unit. southernhealth.nz/living-well/ca…

A dedicated team came together to provide a dental care boost in the south recently. ✅ Read more here: southernhealth.nz/living-well/gr…

Check out the progress on the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building!

Before you start the clean-up process to keep you and your whānau safe, it’s important to follow the advice on the factsheet here: info.health.nz/assets/Uploads…