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Doctor's anaesthetic errors fatal

Health gripes tally highest for Auckland

Nurses' care of toddler who died 'negligent'

Cervical cancer checks ordered after hospital failures exposed

Hospital falls down on smear test results

Cancer patient 'kept in the dark'

Woman's hair falls out after pharmacy blunder

Disabled people speak out over quality of support

Daily battle to live independently

Court 'wrong place for midwife case'

Midwife found not guilty of manslaughter

Hodgson argues against review of maternity services

Baby died after hospital errors

Delay leaves baby severely disabled

Warning of deadly failures at A&E

Doctor faces new vasectomy claim

Couple sue doctor over two failed vasectomies

Pain goes on for Burton family despite settlement

Midwife says standards high but more tuition needed

Government ready to tighten controls on midwives

Baby death report fuels call for review

Newborn dies after delay in caesarean

GPs criticised over patient's death

Wrong prescription left teenager with 'suicidal thoughts'

Pharmacist's mix-up leads woman to think of suicide

GP let off after 'horror' birth

Report hits at hospital over deadly mix-up

Urgent need for accessible public transport as population ages

Surgeon fined, censured over errors

Son wants $180,000 for killing

Hospitals cleared over handling of baby's case

Care provider faces abuse allegations

HIV tests for all pregnant women

Call for HIV screening after baby infected

Doctor's anaesthetic errors fatal

Health gripes tally highest for Auckland

Nurses' care of toddler who died 'negligent'

Cervical cancer checks ordered after hospital failures exposed

Hospital falls down on smear test results

Cancer patient 'kept in the dark'

Woman's hair falls out after pharmacy blunder

Disabled people speak out over quality of support

Daily&nbsp;battle to live independently

Court 'wrong place for midwife case'

Midwife found not guilty of manslaughter

Hodgson argues against review of maternity services

Baby died after hospital errors

Delay leaves baby severely disabled

Warning of deadly failures at A&amp;E

Doctor faces new vasectomy claim

Couple sue doctor over two failed vasectomies

Pain goes on for Burton family despite settlement

Midwife says standards high but more tuition needed

Government ready to tighten controls on midwives

Baby death report fuels call for review

Newborn dies after delay in caesarean

GPs criticised over patient's death

Wrong prescription left teenager with 'suicidal thoughts'

Pharmacist's mix-up leads woman to think of suicide

GP let off after 'horror' birth

Report hits at hospital over deadly mix-up

Urgent need for accessible public transport as population ages

Surgeon fined, censured over errors

Son wants $180,000 for killing

Hospitals cleared over handling of baby's case

Care provider faces abuse allegations

HIV tests for all pregnant women

Call for HIV screening after baby infected

Daily battle to live independently

Warning of deadly failures at A&E