New surgical building can't open due to lacking staff
The four-storey, 150-bed Tōtara Haumaru building was meant to open in December.
The four-storey, 150-bed Tōtara Haumaru building was meant to open in December.
The ministry is proposing job cuts to meet its savings targets.
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says a plan will be presented to Cabinet next month.
Studies have shown little evidence for performing surgery on people with chronic pain.
The changes were announced with no warning and were effective immediately.
The new rule means every child with cancer receives the same access to vital medicine.
The ministry has paused recruitment and is looking to defer spending where possible.
New research shows underfunding is forcing some clinics to cherry-pick healthy patients.
4803 new cases had been reported, and 24 further deaths attributed to the virus.
Staff surveys said four in five GPs had closed books or limited enrolments.
14 per cent of kids due for an oral health check-up in 2022 are yet to be seen.
'We just do not have enough facilities for the kids in our country,' his mum says.
A spark of entertainment for the Far North's disabled community.
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Nothing will change unless the Government acts, the NZ Dental Association says.
A report found the obesity rate quadrupled among children and adolescents from 1990-2022.
Health Minister Shane Reti plans to scrap another key part of the Health NZ reforms.
Health spending will rise 40 per cent in coming decades and service cuts may be needed.
“Pachygyria patients ... may have difficulty controlling some behaviours."
It’s like being on a never-ending battlefield.
New Zealand's immunisation rates are at their lowest in 15 years.
Dr Amanda Evans says paediatric palliative care must be recognised as essential.
Te Whatu Ora says the work in paying back nurses 'is taking longer than anticipated'.
She was found unresponsive in her bedroom at a mental health respite facility.
A wave of Facebook ads for sham-health products steal the identities of top doctors.
Three of the nurse's colleagues reacted to the comment with laughing emojis.
NZ researchers find some vaccines are less effective when delivered with standard needles.
The GP was found guilty of professional misconduct.
The doctor was away, so told his unqualified practice manager to do the procedure herself.
Patients are going through months of pain due to enormous long hospital waitlists.