
Kaupapa Māori healthcare is working well in the regions
Some North Taranaki clinics feel the pressure of fewer GPs.
Some North Taranaki clinics feel the pressure of fewer GPs.
The NZ Super Fund hits $76b and KiwiSaver now has 3.25 million members.
People will die if plans to scale back are carried out, the Nurses Organisation says.
OPINION: Playing one region off against another is cheap politics.
The apology was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Failures in diagnosing and treating ADHD may be leading to significant drug harm in NZ.
Locals have questioned the Government's assertion the cost could blow out to $3 billion.
The error came to light when she questioned how her cancer could have spread so quickly.
Police receive calls from hospitals for help they believe should not involve them.
Chronic pain now treatable, but many miss out due to lack of specialist knowledge.
OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.
Health New Zealand insists recruitment has continued in the nursing sector.
'The more you give, the more will come back to you,' says Ranjna Patel.
The General Practice Owners Association says underfunding primary care is bad for all New Zealanders.
'People will fall through the gaps and end up being sicker.'
How will New Zealand handle the growing numbers of dementia cases?
OPINION: 'The aim of the legislation appears to be to raise the public profile of Act.'
The woman's death reportedly came after staff had expressed concern about long wait times.
The programme had the potential to exacerbate the 'postcode lottery' of health care: GP.
There is currently no dermatologist in the Northland region.
Doctors liken Herald footage of people queuing for care as 'Third World'.
A group representing GPs has issued a bleak assessment of the state of primary care in New Zealand. Video | Corey Fleming | Ben Dickens
OPINION: 'The drip is turning to a trickle, which threatens to become a torrent.'
GP clinics have raised fees to meet demand and it's putting pressure on those in need.
In today’s headlines, desperate Ōtara patients queue in the cold for hours, housing market heats up and coffee costs spark debate.
Health Minister Shane Reti asked top-level officials to provide a briefing on the issue.
Patients said they sometimes waited five hours to see a doctor.
Patients in Auckland's Ōtara are queuing in the cold from 6am to see a doctor. Video / Ben Dickens / Michael Morrah / Corey Fleming
Andrew Little said the country needs to be realistic about the system's limitations.
Three Rivers Medical warns of 'significant risk' to patient care due to shortages.