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New Recycling Project Begins at Southland Hospital
Southland Hospital is doing its bit to reduce landfill as metal and plastic parts from some used clinical equipment is now being recycled.PublicationMinor Health Conditions Service
This Winter Te Whatu Ora is funding advice and, if needed medicine for minor health conditions at participating community pharmacies throughout Southland.PageInterprofessional learning centre in Otago region reassessed
A decision has been made between Te Whatu Ora, the University of Otago and Te Pūkenga that the Interprofessional Learning Centre will not go ahead at this time.PublicationStaff help One Million Names in Braille Project
Within nearly 30,000 names there is 319 special ones from Te Whatu Ora Southern staff who are helping a Dunedin woman reach her goal of writing One Million Names in Braille.Living well campaignWeekend radiology services to return to Queenstown
Weekend radiology services will resume this winter at Queenstown Medical Centre for the first time since Covid-19.PublicationRecord funding boost for Southern Lakes winter mental wellbeing initiatives
A record $87,000 will be injected into initiatives that improve mental wellbeing, social connection and resilience in communities across the Southern Lakes region over the next few months.PublicationOtago Pasifika secondary students visited Dunedin Hospital to explore health career options
Te Whatu Ora Southern warmly welcomed over 40 Pasifika secondary students and their school faculties at Dunedin Hospital in June, marking the debut of Pasifika Mapu o le Kaha'u: Pasifika Young People of the Future.PublicationHolidays Act Remediation
Like many public and private organisations across New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora has been impacted by Holidays Act 2003 compliance issues. We’re committed to addressing these issues, to ensure current and former Te Whatu Ora staff receive their correct leave…PublicationBooks for babies sparks joy
For 25 years (not consecutively) the Southland Literacy Association has had a special partnership with Southland Hospital through its Books for Babies project.Living well campaignCelebrating National Volunteer Week 18-24 June 2023
Across Southern there are many volunteers working in the health sector and in the community to grow our people, open minds, open hearts and create joy.Living well campaignNew partnership boosts Whakatipu community arts programmes
Whakatipu communities are set to benefit from a range of free creative arts programmes designed to support mental wellbeing and resilience.PublicationFirst Youth Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa instructors trained in Southern Lakes
Twelve Southern Lakes locals have become the first accredited Youth Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa instructors in New Zealand, along with two others from outside the region.PublicationMore Mental Health and Addiction Peer Support Services for Otago
More mental health and addiction peer support services in Otago will soon be available, with Te Whatu Ora Southern confirming Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust |Te Whare Oranga Ngākau as its service provider for peer-governed services in DunedinPublicationHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Southern Maternity Quality and Safety Annual Reports
The New Zealand Maternity Quality and Safety Programme (MQSP) is a national programme which seeks to ensure the highest possible safety and best possible outcomes for all women, pregnant people, babies, and their whānau.PageNew initiative to help Maniototo children get preventive oral care
In the Maniototo area, a mobile dental clinic provides free oral health services for children annually, including applying topical fluoride for caries prevention.Living well campaignDedicated case study sees improving transition of care to the community for Māori trauma patients
A Te Whatu Ora Southern case study was recently published to provide insights into improving the supLiving well campaignGetting the help you need
Our Emergency Departments are open 24/7, 365 days a year and we do not turn anyone away who is seeking medical help. Our sickest patients are seen first.PageChoose Well This Winter - your local pharmacy can help
The cold weather is here and in Southland there are 18 participating pharmacies ready to help people during winter.PublicationNew Southland mental health crisis support service - Tūmanako Oranga to launch in October
More mental health crisis support will soon be available in Southland with Te Whatu Ora Southern confirming Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust (Ngā Kete) as the provider of a new mental health crisis support service in Invercargill.PublicationNew Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building images released
New architectural images of the New Dunedin Hospital (NDH) Inpatient Building released today have given the community their first glimpse of the redesigned, state of the art facility.PublicationClinical Council Members
Find out who is on the Clinical Council.PageCosy Homes
Cosy Homes Trust project manager Jordana Whyte discusses how to keep your home warm and healthy.PublicationKeeping well this winter with a long term condition
Do you have a long term condition? Dr Hywel Lloyd discusses how you can plan to stay well this winter.PublicationHow your donations have made a difference
Across the Southern health system your donations and volunteer efforts have made an enormous difference to your community we care for. See some of the care you have helped provide.PageDunedin Hospital Abortion Safe Area
Dunedin Hospital now has a Safe Area in place, as outlined in section 13(C) of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022, which was gazetted on 27 July 2023 and came into effect from 25 August 2023.PageShared Goals of Care
Shared goals of care are when clinicians, patients and whānau explore patients’ values, the care and treatment options available and agree the goal of care for the current admission and if the patient deteriorates.PageShared Goals of Care creates two-way conversations for patient care
A new programme Shared Goals of Care is being launched on 25 September 2023 to foster two-way conversations among clinicians, patients, and whānau, says Dr David Gow, Chief Medical Officer for Southern.PublicationSkin-to-skin contact: sharing of love and touch
All births are momentous life-changing events for parents but can be an everyday occurrence for the health practitioners involved in their care. Tuesday the 18th of July was different.Living well campaignWaikiwi Lions Club helps Southland Hospital
The Waikiwi Lions Club in September is running four community collection points to help Southland Hospital get more of its loan equipment returned so it can help future patients.PublicationSenior Doctors and Dentist Industrial Action
Senior doctors and dentists employed by Te Whatu Ora, who are members of ASMS (union for senior medical officers - doctors and dentists), plan to strike from 12pm – 2pm on Tuesday 5 SeptemberPageSouthland Hospital on a path to sustainable solutions
Southland Hospital is marking a significant milestone this September as its boilers have stopped burning coal. The hospital’s two 4.5megawatt boilers have been converted to biomass and are now running on wood pellets.PublicationInternationally acclaimed speaker Jake Bailey returns to NZ to share resilience strategies
Internationally acclaimed speaker Jake Bailey in Queenstown, NZ to share resilience strategies. Diagnosed with the most aggressive form of cancer in 2015, Jake’s school prize-giving speech from a wheelchair went viral. Now in remission and living abroad…Publication