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Millar said burnout was a real challenge in health services, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It [..] is accentuated when people feel unable to meet the needs of patients. This is then compounded when the organisation does not appear to understand or respond to the pressure people are under,” he said. Noting the board's recent challenges meeting elective surgery needs, Millar said a new Patient Flow Taskforce would work with clinicians to understand the problems, and simplify processes to lighten workloads. “Being frustrated and unable to make a difference for p...

His GP told Stuff, three months ahead of his first operation, that severe osteoarthritis in his hips were causing him considerable pain and disability and she “would have hoped he would have had his surgery by now” as his condition was deteriorating. And the Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service wrote to the SDHB about the same time, saying Stark had experienced two delays in receiving surgery and his extreme pain had significantly affected his life. Having finally received the second of his two surgeries six months ago, the Riversdale man is now without pain, has lost 25k...

With new, more contagious strains of Covid-19 in New Zealand being detected in managed isolation, the board was increasingly concerned the public was not using the QR codes. “Cases of the new strains of Covid-19 in the community could be difficult to control, so we need to try to get as many people as possible to scan QR codes, to enable us to trace and isolate close contacts as quickly as possible should this happen,” the letter says. “Ultimately, if we are able to trace and isolate it could stop another lockdown which means your business can stay open.” Ben Fokkens, owner of the...

Southern DHB investigating how man died from Covid-19 at home (Photo / File) Wed, 30 Dec 2020, 2:38PM The Southern District Health Board is investigating how an Invercargill man known to have Covid-19 was able to die at home in New Zealand's only community death from the disease. The death of Alister Peter Brookland, known as Barney, at his Kingswell home on April 14, was one of 66 serious adverse events, including four deaths, reported by the health board in 2019-20. Brookland was in his 70s. He was the 12th New Zealander to die from the virus. He was linked to the Bluff ...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Investigation into Invercargill home death 29 Dec, 2020 09:32 PM 3 minutes to read A timeline of Coronavirus in 2020. Graphic / Phil Welch / Nathan Meek Otago Daily Times The Southern District Health Board is investigating how an Invercargill man known to have Covid-19 was able to die at home in New Zealand's only community death from the disease. The death of Alister Peter Brookland, known as Barney, at his Kingswell home on April 14, was one of 66 serious adverse events, including four deaths, reported by the health board in 2019-20. Brookland was in his 70s. He was th...