Health New Zealand's Southern Health Future

2024 in review with Dr David Gow - Southern Chief Medical Officer Dr David Gow reflects on highlights for Southern in 2024 and looks ahead to the holiday season.

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Diabetes Awareness Month - Endocrinologist and Clinical Director for Diabetes at Dunedin Hospital Dr Victoria Stott explains what diabetes is, why diabetes rates are rising and what we can do about it.

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Cancer care in New Zealand - Professor Chris Jackson, a medical oncologist at Dunedin Hospital, offers an overview of how cancer care has changed over the years and what difference a range of new cancer drugs will make.

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Mental Health Awareness Week - Mel Green, Director of Nursing - Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Directorate offers her insights into this year's theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, 'Community is what we create together'.

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Screening Programmes - Dr Hywel Lloyd, a local GP and the Director of Quality and Clinical Governance for Health New Zealand Southern, discusses the screening programmes for adults available in Aotearoa.

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Te Kaika Wellbeing Hub - Nancy Todd, Senior Localities Manager for the Southern region in Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora outlines the services provided by the Te Kāika Wellbeing Hub in South Dunedin.

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New Dunedin Hospital - Andrew Holmes, Health New Zealand's Construction Director for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building, brings us up to date with progress on the build.

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Men's Health Week - Dr Hywel Lloyd, GP and Director Quality and Clinical Governance for Health New Zealand Southern, offers some tips on improving health outcomes for men.

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Te Kaika Wellbeing Hub - Dr David Gow, Health New Zealand Southern's Chief Medical Officer, explains HNZ's role and services with the new Te Kaika Wellbeing Hub in South Dunedin.

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Update on Southern Health initiatives with Hamish Brown - Health NZ Southern's Group Director of Operations Hamish Brown updates us on some statistics from 2023, flu vaccinations and approaches to preparing for winter, and the new Dunedin Hospital build.

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