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Rampant illnesses: Primary schools, ECEs empty out due to viruses Rampant illnesses: Primary schools, ECEs empty out due to viruses Thu, 8 Jul 2021, 8:47AM Primary schools across the country are reporting up to half of their pupils off sick after being struck down by highly contagious respiratory illnesses and other bugs. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers were also being hit hard by the latest spate of illness with some Auckland kindergartens reporting up to a fifth of kids being home unwell. It comes as DHBs across the country are reporting having to postpone surgeries a...

Winter visiting protocols had been put in place at the neonatal unit at Southland Hospital to reduce the spread of respiratory infection, Millar said. More cases could be recorded in the south in the months to come after Covid-19 protocols stopped the spread of the virus in 2020. “It is difficult to gauge how this season of viral infections will evolve,” Millar said. “In southern, we tend to have a wave of presentations that occurs after those in the North Island. Generally, August and September are our busiest months for RSV and respiratory infections.” Isolation rooms at the ch...

Southern cancer screening still not in the clear Newsroom 2 days ago © Provided by Newsroom Despite a public apology and promises to do better, it’s still better to live in Dunedin than Invercargill when it comes to colonoscopies. David Williams reports On its face, the Southern District Health Board is improving its much-maligned colonoscopy service. Demand for the procedure, the primary method for diagnosing bowel cancer in a timely way, has increased since the national screening programme started. Southern DHB joined in April 2018 – controversially, as it turns out, with three exte...

Southern District Health Board defends overnight discharges of elderly patients 28 Apr, 2021 11:20 PM 3 minutes to read The 11 patients were discharged from the emergency department rather than wards. Photo / ODT Otago Daily Times Elderly patients discharged overnight from Southern hospitals received appropriate care, the district health board says. Figures released recently by the National Party showed that in January, the Southern District Health Board discharged 11 hospital patients over the age of 80 between 1am and 8am. That was criticised by Grey Power Otago president Jo Millar, who sai...

Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Newly elected  NFU Scotland (NFUS) president Martin Kennedy takes over the reins of the union at a time of great challenge. Future Scottish farm policy, new trade deals, Brexit and the environment are all piled up in his in-tray On future farm policy Martin must hope the next Government appoint a new Farm Minister willing and able to seize the opportunity of shaping a brand-new Scottish agriculture policy rather than constantly kicking the can down the road. Any politic...