The need for improved GP education and awareness around hepatitis B has been highlighted by a recently completed audit into hepatitis B testing and management within the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) coverage area
Lockdown has forced a COVID vaccination initiative targeting Māori in the Queenstown area to change tack, holding a drive-through instead of hitting the road
A boatload of COVID-19 vaccinators was due on Stewart Island today for the follow-up clinic but the country’s southern-most nurses are relieved many islanders have had at least one dose
Public Health South, Aukaha and Habitat for Humanity Dunedin have recently launched a new joint initiative to reduce the number of children being admitted to hospital with housing-related respiratory illnesses, by supporting families to make their homes warmer and drier
Primary care has delivered just over half of the COVID-19 vaccine doses in the southern region, with 85 per cent of WellSouth general practices soon to be involved
Residents on Rakiura Stewart Island have turned out in force today for their COVID-19 vaccinations at the first of a two-day COVID-19 clinic offering vaccinations to the 385 eligible people on the island
Southern DHB Medical Officer of Health Dr Michael Butchard has recommended the Do Not Drink notice (DNDN) on the Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury Village water supply can be lifted
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management