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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.
Bird Flu on Otago chicken farm, Health New Zealand workers on strike today | NZ Herald News Update
40,000 chickens with bird flu to be culled on Otago egg farm, weather conditions hinder search for three missing climbers and healthcare workers on strike. Video / NZ Herald
Massage therapist tells woman to lose weight, surgically alter her height
Other women complained he was sexist and racist and wouldn't stop when asked.
Report questions if harm from Covid-19 vaccine mandates outweighed benefits
Government will receive the inquiry's report today but its release date is unknown.
'Remove the gag clause': Doctors should be able to mention assisted dying - ministry
Government says any changes will be left to a member's bill.
NZ's secret radioactive waste facility
The storage facility, made with concrete and steel, was kept secret at the request of the Health Ministry. Video / Ben Dickens / Michael Morrah / Corey Fleming
Public sector cuts: More job losses considered before Christmas
A senior leader tells staff he doesn't feel 'in the least bit Christmassy'.
‘Deeply worried’: Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy jnr to health role alarms NZ health experts
RFK's peripheral role in the Samoan measles epidemic has been raised by several experts.
Puberty blockers to be prescribed more cautiously in New Zealand after review
The ministry says a more cautious approach will be taken to prescribing the drugs.
'Matter of time': New measles outbreak would be worse than 2019, with up to 90 cases a week
After a measles scare on Waiheke, briefings show the potential toll of a large outbreak.
'Speed up access' to health services: New child wellness centre opens
It is a 'significant milestone' in Health NZ's commitment to improving children's health.
Two families who lost premature babies share their second chances at parenthood
Pre-term birth rates are rising, but a new initiative starts today.
Letters: A healthy society doesn't leave people behind
OPINION: Also in today's letters – abuse redress; hard health facts; populism v fascism.
Man died within two days of being sent home from hospital without oxygen
The much-loved husband and father was rushed back to hospital but died there.
Letters: All Blacks' win as underdogs; meddling in medical school selection
OPINION: 'I wonder if World Rugby knows about this interpretation or rule change?'
Who is getting into medical school? New study sounds alarm over diversification
Affirmative action policies have had less success in lifting enrolments of poorer students
Mental health crisis call-outs: Police agree to delay next phase
Police have started cutting back on time spent escorting patients to hospitals.
China’s Trump presidency concern and fight for free dental | NZ Herald News Update
China’s growing concern about possible Trump presidency, the fight to make dental care free and union meetings for Health NZ nurses to be held.
Health workers worried about violence as police pull back on mental health call-outs
Health NZ's scrambling to bring in new ways to cope with people in mental health distress.
'Her legacy': Auckland mum dies as cancer drug is funded
Adrienne Smithson spent her last months fighting for wider access to the medication.
'Ruthless': Sam Neill condemns Govt over proposed Dunedin hospital cuts
The Hollywood actor has weighed into the Dunedin Hospital cutbacks saga.
Letters to the editor: Take health and education out of politics
OPINION: Herald readers share their views.
Tributes flow for 'incredibly valued' doctor after shock death in Auckland hospital he worked in
The doctor presented to the North Shore hospital as a patient.
'So dire': Hospital staff refuse to care for racially abusive patient
More than 30 staff agreed not to look after the man until his behaviour was addressed.
Healthcare in NZ: Why do GPs charge different amounts?
It could depend on where you live, and how much you earn.
'I was begging them': Man with broken neck went home fed up after ED wait
"They just didn't take my concerns seriously," Urlich reflects on his ordeal.