Southern Dhb

There is a "significant level of clinical risk" under Southern District Health Board's urology department, a damning external review has found. Video, Audio

Dunedin orthopaedic surgeons hit out at the Health Minister after he described a 'toxic' environment at one of the hospital's departments. Video, Audio

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman sits down with John Campbell to talk about the “unacceptable” failures at Southern DHB, but insists they're not due to a lack of funding. Video, Audio

Patients & doctors agree that staff are doing their best, but the situation at Dunedin Hospital is untenable without more money. Video, Audio

Dunedin GP Daniel Pettigrew says one of his patients has been waiting nine months for a biopsy. Video, Audio

Dunedin man Ewen Kerstens visited Dunedin Hospital in December 2016 but is yet to have a biopsy, eight months later. Video, Audio

Kathy Grant says the delays at the Dunedin Hospital urology department are regrettable. Video, Audio

Paul Schofield has been waiting five months for prostate cancer surgery. He hasn't heard anything about when it might be scheduled, and he says he's not the only one waiting. Video, Audio

Southern DHB has postponed urgent surgeries for months, cancelled as patients have been wheeled into surgery, and in at least one case a patient died on the waiting list, familes say. Video, Audio

Surgeons at Dunedin Hospital are recommending patients ask family members to bring in food if they don't like the provided meals. Audio

Thirty people are losing their vision in Southland and Dunedin as they wait for eye operations. The Southern DHB admits it's been trying to fix delays for more than a year. Audio