
Northland hospitals struggle with IT outages, staff shortages escalate
Whangārei doctor warns: 'Co-opting healthcare assistants for calls is wildly inappropriate.'
Whangārei doctor warns: 'Co-opting healthcare assistants for calls is wildly inappropriate.'
The unit was initially expected to be finished in 2023.
The claims came after Health NZ was forced to change its estimated deficit.
Healthcare workers take action, citing patient safety threats and stalled negotiations.
The organisation is also expecting a deficit of $1.1 billion in the next year.
The revelation came amid a scrappy start to Parliament's second scrutiny week.
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Reti says $20m to hire 50 new senior docs, $10m for nurses, $12m for other improvements.
Derive McNeill has since thanked the man for working in the mental health sector.
Police cordoned off the medical clinic, leaving it unable to treat patients.
Labour MP says healthcare quality suffering due to rising contractor costs and staff cuts.
'Milo will remain available to all,' Lester Levy told Health New Zealand staff.
St John's Kawakawa ambulance station is closed with no timeline for repairs or reopening.
It is a 'significant milestone' in Health NZ's commitment to improving children's health.
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The much-loved husband and father was rushed back to hospital but died there.
The new CEO says he's 'passionate about the hospice cause'.
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Health NZ's scrambling to bring in new ways to cope with people in mental health distress.
'We must continue to mend our broken health system'
The Hollywood actor has weighed into the Dunedin Hospital cutbacks saga.
Health NZ faces criticism after a second significant spend-up at conferences.
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It could depend on where you live, and how much you earn.
Kerry Mason's father Brian Brosnahan died after a 'huge fall' on a hospital ward.
The Starlink satellite has nullified all mobile black spots in rural Hawke's Bay areas.
AI models similar to popular ChatGPT may help stretched hospitals manage bumper flu years.
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