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COVID-19 Southern Updates
Find out about the latest COVID-19 updates.PageGet vaccinated
Protect you and your whānauPageHundreds raise hand for Southern’s COVID-19 vaccine workforce
Doctor David Hunt and his wife Hilary have come out of retirement to support the COVID-19 vaccine workforce. The Dunedin couple are joined by over 800 others who have expressed an interest in joining the campaign.PublicationQueenstown border well-protected against COVID-19
The South is another step closer to a secure international border in Queenstown as second dose clinics kick in this week. The border is also monitored by Public Health South which provides a health presence at the airport to meet every international…PublicationWorld Hand Hygiene Day: seconds save lives - clean your hands!
It’s World Hand Hygiene day tomorrow and Southern DHB is reminding everyone about the importance of hand hygiene.PublicationLaunch of Southern DHB Disability Strategy
The launch of the Southern Disability Strategy on 7 April marks an ongoing commitment by the DHB to removing barriers to healthcare for disabled people and providing equitable health and disability services throughout the Southern district.PublicationMuch anticipated Whānau room to open at Lakes District Hospital
On-site accommodation for family of loved ones receiving treatment or admitted for short-term acute care at Lakes District Hospital will soon be available.PublicationTō Tātou Pūkete: E mārama ana i kā Matea Hauora o te Tai Toka
All localities in New Zealand are required to look at the health and health needs of their people; this process is called a Health Needs Assessment.PagePrimary and Community Newsletter May 2021
In this issue:PublicationProposals for radiation oncology services invited to help manage waiting lists
Southern DHB is inviting proposals from health care providers able to support our radiation oncology service, as demand for this important care continues to exceed the capacity in the service.PublicationSouthern district rolls out vaccine to Group 3 population
COVID-19 vaccination centres in rural areas of the Southern district will begin vaccinating those in Group 3 of the Ministry of Health’s sequencing framework from May 17. Dunedin and Invercargill continue preparation to vaccinate Group 3 from mid-June.PublicationSouthern Health Futures podcast - World Smokefree day
PublicationSouthlanders invited to free public lecture by mental health experts
Mental Wellbeing: Wisdomtherapy, Hypnotherapy and Loneliness Southlanders are invited to attend another free public lecture, this time on mental wellbeing – a health issue that is affecting many people in the Southern community.PublicationSouthern district extends vaccine rollout to urban Group 3 population
Older people and those with relevant underlying health conditions in Dunedin and Invercargill will start receiving messages from this week, inviting them to make an appointment to be vaccinated against COVID-19.PublicationSouthern Maternity Quality and Safety Annual Report 2019-20
PublicationBetter Health May 2021
In this issue:PublicationWorld Smokefree Day - 'Commit to Quit - Whakamutu'
It’s World Smokefree day on 31 May and the Southern District’s Smokefree coalitions (Otago and Murihiku) are celebrating our smokefree people, whānau, places and environments.PublicationSouthern district launches Māori and Pasifika vaccine programme
The Southern district has launched its campaign to vaccinate the over 32,000 strong Māori and Pasifika community across Southland and Otago.PublicationDSAC Agenda 1 June 2021
PublicationCPHAC Agenda 1 June 2021
PublicationMelbourne travellers required to get tested
Melbourne travellers required to get testedPublicationPrimary and Community Newsletter June 2021
In this issue:PublicationBoard Agenda 2 June 2021
PublicationNZNO strike - what you need to know
Members of the NZNO (nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants) have voted to strike from 11am until 7pm on Wednesday 9 June. Southern DHB is planning for the strike. Below is some useful information.PageSouthern DHB postponing surgeries/procedures and outpatient appointments due to 9 June NZNO strike
Southern DHB has begun contacting patients to postpone many elective surgeries/ procedures and outpatient appointments in advance of the expected strike by New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives and healthcare workers on Wednesday 9 June.PublicationSouthern DHB approves primary birthing unit for Wanaka
Southern DHB has today agreed to establish a new primary birthing unit in Wanaka, pending the Ministry of Health’s approval for capital investment for the build.PublicationGastroenteritis outbreak at Southland Hospital
Patients and visitors to Southland Hospital are today being asked to take special precautions until further notice because the community outbreak of gastroenteritis in Invercargill is now affecting some hospital patients and staff.PublicationNurses, midwives and healthcare workers strike on Wednesday 9 June
Information about the NZNO StrikePublicationNZNO strike update
Update about the NZNO strikePublicationMāori and Pasifika vaccination programme underway in Southern
The Southern district COVID-19 vaccine team is launching its programme to vaccinate the over 32,000 strong Māori and Pasifika community across Southland and Otago this week, with the first clinic opening in Alexandra on Tuesday.PublicationCOVID-19 pop up testing clinic on Stewart Island today
A COVID-19 pop up testing clinic will be open at the Stewart Island Community Centre from 1pm today (Thursday 17 June).PublicationCOVID-19 Vaccination clinic announced for Rakiura Stewart Island
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic has been confirmed for Rakiura Stewart Island in the last week of July.Publication