‘Postcode lottery’: Audit probes surgery access disparities
Health NZ will be audited due to soaring surgery wait lists.
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'This is going to kill someone': Midwife's fear after maternity service 'downgrading'
Higher-risk births were sent to a hospital more than an hour away after specialists quit.
Dug down, walls now rising for $400m Mount Maunganui retirement village
A giant sandpile sits at the centre of the site where perimeter walls have been built.
13 cases of whooping cough hit Tairāwhiti, baby hospitalised
Nationwide, 1232 cases were notified from October 19 to January 10.
New Health Minister: Health NZ executive will have to change
Dr Shane Reti lost the portfolio in Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's reshuffle.
‘It’s everywhere’: Influencers push back at $20,000 offer to promote online gambling
'We are counteracting that and saying to our people there is another way.'
Patient had assisted death in farm paddock after rest home rejection
Rest homes and other facilities may be required to allow assisted dying.
Baby with whooping cough dies over Christmas period
A family has lost their baby due to the highly infectious disease.
Waikato Hospital escapes: Corrections member resigns, another on final warning
One staff member quit and one is on final warning after two escapes from Waikato Hospital.
Top cop leaves the force to tackle issues on the street
A cop for 36 years, Sam Aberahama will now run a mental health and wellbeing trust.
Opinion: Public v private healthcare – NZ's wildly inequitable two-tiered system
OPINION: Doctors are human. They will often go where the money is.
Delays for check-up colonoscopies ‘putting people’s lives at risk'
'You can never catch up because the demand is so high.'
Auckland hospital ramping up security after nurse assaulted
A patient attempted to strangle an ED nurse at Middlemore Hospital.
Gisborne pēpī and tamariki immunised at drive-through event
Pinnacle and Tūranga Health collaborated on the event for Gisborne pēpī and tamariki.
Editorial: New Year Honours List shows the exceptional Kiwis who stepped up in 2024
OPINION: If you're thinking of how you want to change, there's plenty of inspiration.
From micro-pumps to ‘Holy Grail’: What is the next breakthrough treatment for diabetics?
After the rollout of continuous blood monitors, what could come next?
Stretched maternity system facing job and service cuts
Health NZ has proposed getting rid of national maternity and early years programme.
Frustrated staff lament ‘unbearable’ conditions at Nelson Hospital
One worker says the building is decrepit and falling down around them.
Pregnant women forced to travel 87km for emergency C-sections due to maternity care shortage
Some in the community were 'devastated' by the change, which will begin in mid-January.
Leaked document warns cyber risks with IT staff cuts at Health NZ
Mass IT layoffs could prolong outages, impacting patient care, a risk register warns.
Auckland hospital staff criticise 'nightmare' new $95m IT system causing treatment delays
'Teething issues' are to be expected with any large-scale IT overhaul, the hospital says.
Letters: Memo to bootcamp critics – progress requires trial and error
OPINION: 'Expecting a 100% performance rate from any new initiative ... is naive.'
Health system needs 3450 more doctors and 4100 more nurses in next decade
There has been huge growth in nursing numbers but gaps remain, Health NZ says.
Northland hospitals struggle with IT outages, staff shortages escalate
Whangārei doctor warns: 'Co-opting healthcare assistants for calls is wildly inappropriate.'
'Way overdue': Mental health unit budget rises by $17m, completion further delayed
The unit was initially expected to be finished in 2023.
Health Commissioner accused of ‘cooking the books’ in heated meeting
The claims came after Health NZ was forced to change its estimated deficit.
36,000 nurses strike nationwide after ‘distressing’ pay offer
Healthcare workers take action, citing patient safety threats and stalled negotiations.
Health NZ to take longer to hit budget targets
The organisation is also expecting a deficit of $1.1 billion in the next year.
Pharmac minister, chair refuse to express confidence in CEO Sarah Fitt
The revelation came amid a scrappy start to Parliament's second scrutiny week.
Opinion: Not every Kiwi kid will be at the beach this Christmas
OPINION: The sad eyes of a sick child’s sibling longing for the beach don’t lie.
Health Minister promises $42m fund for new senior docs, nurses, will reduce hospital wait times
Reti says $20m to hire 50 new senior docs, $10m for nurses, $12m for other improvements.
'Deeply unwell': Inpatient threw boiling water in mental health worker's face
Derive McNeill has since thanked the man for working in the mental health sector.
Report reveals massive growth for Turanga Health amid changing health sector
'Turanga Health is essential for helping iwi enjoy sound good health throughout life.'