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Danger: Rest homes may be 12,000 beds short by 2032, report finds
Some 'high priority' residents waiting nearly six months to enter rest care facilities.
'Full' GP clinics enrol more patients after being bought by healthcare company
Rapid growth of corporate GP ownership has upsides - but also some new pressures.
Lack of doctors having a serious impact on viability of GP practices
Clinical director and GP Vicky Jones discusses NZ’s doctor shortage.
Medsafe seizes eczema creams after 'potent steroid' warning
Users have been told to dispose of the products and check with a GP for side-effects.
Public service has responded 'fairly well' to new Govt - PM
Surgery wait times, student achievement, crime and welfare are part of the plan.
Christopher Luxon reveals nine Govt targets to be delivered by 2030
The Government announces a suite of policy as Parliament returns for another sitting week.
Leaked docs reveal Health Ministry chose to cut 134 staff rather than trim executive pay
The ministry is proposing job cuts to meet its savings targets.
Health Ministry proposes job cuts of 18 per cent
Ministry of Health proposes to slash 134 roles entirely to meet Govt savings directive.
'Frustration' after ED patients placed in hospital corridors
North Shore Hospital ED has been using every single space available for urgent care.
'Something horrific': Man suffers skull fracture in bloody ED machete attack
The victim allegedly suffered a severe laceration to his head and a fractured skull.
Waikato measles cases a false alarm
The updated test results mean there are no known cases of measles in the community.
Two cases of measles discovered in Waikato
Those affected recently spent time in Auckland, Waikato and Tauranga.
1000 patients a day: 'Essential' healthcare workers to strike for 24 hours
A 'full withdrawal' of labour will take place on April 2.
Safety fears as police prepare to pull back from distress calls
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says a plan will be presented to Cabinet next month.
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Studies have shown little evidence for performing surgery on people with chronic pain.
'No good time': MoH staff to learn fate first day back from Easter break
The window between Easter and school holidays was decided the best time to inform staff.
Special car raffle to raise funds for Hospice Waikato
Hospice Waikato needs help to bridge an ongoing operational shortfall of $4 million.
MPI and health ministry to cut hundreds of jobs, union says it's an 'irresponsible gamble'
Ministries are urged to find savings between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent on average.
Another major health group wants ban on engineered stone in thousands of Kiwi homes
Pressure is growing on the Government to act, after Australia decided to ban the stone.
Disability sector appalled by sudden restrictions on support funding
The changes were announced with no warning and were effective immediately.
Relapse risk: Schizophrenia meds in supply crunch
Psychiatrists say disruption could cause some patients to suffer relapse of psychosis.
'We're relieved': Pharmac cancer funding welcomed by families
The new rule means every child with cancer receives the same access to vital medicine.
'We watched him gasp for air': Family's pre-term birth nightmare
"We had to just watch him die."
'Patients will die': End of overnight GP service as underfunding, ageing workforce bite
There is now no overnight doctors service between Whangārei and Auckland's North Shore.
Ministry of Health staff told job losses likely as department tries to slash costs
The ministry has paused recruitment and is looking to defer spending where possible.
Too sick to enrol? Chronically ill Rotorua woman struggles to find GP
New research shows underfunding is forcing some clinics to cherry-pick healthy patients.
Covid-19 latest: 4803 new cases, 24 deaths in last week
4803 new cases had been reported, and 24 further deaths attributed to the virus.
'No way did I consent': Woman given mesh treatment instead of hysterectomy
It was four months before she found out what type of surgery she'd had.
Double the pay: Kiwi nurses still heading to Oz despite big pay rises at home
One nurse says she gets twice the pay, free return airfares, accommodation and a car.
Judge hits alarm button over looming end to courts' alcohol and drug screening service
But a provider says it will put them in line with other courts around the country.
Better cancer treatment and child immunisation among Govt’s new targets
The final item of the 100-day plan was completed with the PM in Northland.
'Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close
The owner says closing site was a difficult decision after it lost 'quite a few' GPs.
Concerns at capacity GP clinics are ‘cream-skimming’ and discriminating in selecting new patients
Staff surveys said four in five GPs had closed books or limited enrolments.