Health NZ Commissioner overruled CEO on proposed reduction of nurses
Excessive growth in employed nurses was one contributor to the budget blowout.
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Kaupapa Māori healthcare is working well in the regions
Some North Taranaki clinics feel the pressure of fewer GPs.
KiwiSaver, NZ Super Fund role grows in retirement savings debate
The NZ Super Fund hits $76b and KiwiSaver now has 3.25 million members.
Dunedin Hospital scaleback: Nurses issue warning to Government
People will die if plans to scale back are carried out, the Nurses Organisation says.
Sir Ian Taylor: An open letter to the PM on Dunedin Hospital and the future of healthcare
OPINION: Playing one region off against another is cheap politics.
Ballot will decide who gets to attend abuse in care apology
The apology was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Clear link between ADHD and harmful drug use, new NZ report confirms
Failures in diagnosing and treating ADHD may be leading to significant drug harm in NZ.
Key documents about Dunedin Hospital build yet to be released
Locals have questioned the Government's assertion the cost could blow out to $3 billion.
Woman who thought she was cancer-free now terminal after radiologist missed clues on scan
The error came to light when she questioned how her cancer could have spread so quickly.
Police to refuse 'inappropriate' mental health callouts
Police receive calls from hospitals for help they believe should not involve them.
'Life or death': West Coasters march through the streets to protest 'dire' healthcare system
Buller's after-hours clinic is closing, while only one ambulance services the West Coast.
‘Need, not race’ directive unscientific and dangerous, researchers say
Health professionals and scientists should reject the Government's directive, they said.
From hopeless cases to recovery: New hope for chronic pain sufferers
Chronic pain now treatable, but many miss out due to lack of specialist knowledge.
Letters: Health NZ v nurses – what's really up with staffing levels?
OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.
Health NZ cut nursing costs, staff not back-filled as patients wait to be seen
Health New Zealand insists recruitment has continued in the nursing sector.
The Kiwi millionaire couple giving wealth away
'The more you give, the more will come back to you,' says Ranjna Patel.
GP practices lay complaint with Commerce Commision over ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’ contracts
The General Practice Owners Association says underfunding primary care is bad for all New Zealanders.
Non-acute patients choose urgent service as GPs juggle wait times
'People will fall through the gaps and end up being sicker.'
Service cuts ‘would make a broken system very much worse’: Alzheimers NZ
How will New Zealand handle the growing numbers of dementia cases?
Letters: Seymour sowing discord and wasting money with Treaty bill
OPINION: 'The aim of the legislation appears to be to raise the public profile of Act.'
PM defends Govt’s approach to health system in light of ED waiting room death
The woman's death reportedly came after staff had expressed concern about long wait times.
Family 'robbed' of chance to help suicidal father
The DHB failed to tell Allan Peeperkoorn’s family about his deteriorating mental health.
Five visits, no doctor in-person: Waiheke resident ‘anxious’ over healthcare
It comes as Waiheke Island's only after-hours clinic abruptly closed last Friday.
Free visits to the doctor tightened for Hawke's Bay youth amid funding concerns
The programme had the potential to exacerbate the 'postcode lottery' of health care: GP.
'Tragic': Gap in system causing suffering for Northland's dermatology patients
There is currently no dermatologist in the Northland region.
'Concept of family doctors in NZ is dead': GPs warn of primary care collapse
Doctors liken Herald footage of people queuing for care as 'Third World'.
GPs warn of primary care collapse in New Zealand
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Editorial: The GP crisis and the patients left out in the cold
OPINION: 'The drip is turning to a trickle, which threatens to become a torrent.'
Health crisis: GPs set to increase patient fees
GP clinics have raised fees to meet demand and it's putting pressure on those in need.
Doctors’ wait times and coffee costs | Focus Morning Bulletin September 2, 2024
In today’s headlines, desperate Ōtara patients queue in the cold for hours, housing market heats up and coffee costs spark debate.
Revealed: Why elective surgeries are cancelled at late notice
Health Minister Shane Reti asked top-level officials to provide a briefing on the issue.
'Heartbreaking': Patients queue in cold from 6am to see doctor
Patients said they sometimes waited five hours to see a doctor.