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ED assault crisis has doctors demanding 24/7 security: 'Worst we have ever seen'
An influential group of emergency clinicians is urging politicians to act on the crisis.
Hospital department 'critically short' of doctors: Three of eight positions filled
Another department had eight staff leave in just over two years, a union member says.
'Exhausted' doctors strike after three-year 'pay freeze': 'We want to feel valued'
Senior doctors say the demands of their work have risen "exponentially".
Tourist sues Southern Cross for $105k after requiring heart bypass surgery in NZ
It’s all over a policy he bought to cover him for three months.
Industrial action looms over the next government following medical strike threats
Whoever is Health Minister after October 14 will hope that life doesn’t imitate art.
'We’re desperate and we’re exhausted': Doctors and dentists strike
People are being warned about potentially longer waits for some services.
Senior doctors to strike on Tuesday after union rejects offer
The union disputes Te Whatu Ora's claim that its offer 'essentially' met its request.
'We don't want to do this': Senior doctors striking for better pay
"Doctors are well-paid, but that’s not the issue."
Children who lost parents in fatal crash remain in hospital
Three people were killed in the crash in Otago on Monday.
Government’s winter health plan: What worked and what didn’t
Successful schemes - like pharmacists treating minor conditions - may be extended.
Opinion: What I saw during my 14-hour visit to a hospital ED
You know it’s going to be a long day when you can’t find a car park.
Police, ambulance and mental health co-response teams to be rolled out nationwide
Existing programmes will be expanded over the next five years.
Images of man released after student nurse assaulted outside hospital
Police want anyone who knows the man to come forward.
Businessman third person killed in crash that killed couple
A 'well-respected accountant' is the third person to have died in the Otago crash.
‘Devoted parents’ killed in crash, three of their kids critically injured
The couple posted a photo together on Facebook two hours before the crash.
Auckland hospital staff call security thousands of times
Clinical staff and security guards plead with management for extra security.
Otago crash: Police investigating what led to double-fatal crash
Two people were killed, and four others were critically injured.
'We are in a crisis': Patients call for access to new meds
MyLifeMatters collective represents over a million patients with life-limiting conditions.
Senior doctor’s plea as staff struggles put safe emergency service at risk
Senior doctor's plea to Health NZ bosses illustrates the extreme strain on EDs nationally.
'Wonderful': Cancer patients grateful for free lodging as demand for services rises
"The Cancer Society - if they weren’t there, many people would have nowhere to go."
It's serious money: Questions raised over taxpayer money funding free vouchers for private clinics
An ED consultant asks why White Cross vouchers are being funded instead of more staff.
How many Kiwis live in retirement villages owned by the 'big six' operators?
Areas have been identified where NZ populations of those aged 75-plus are growing fastest.
Murder trial witness pulls shirt over head, licks mic and changes vivid account to 'can't remember'
Rangiwhero Ngaronoa, 22, was stabbed to death in November 2021.
Waikato farmer critically injured and trapped for hours after tractor rolled
The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter flew the man, whose pelvis was crushed, to hospital.
'Too busy to eat or drink': How often hospital's wards were over capacity in 2022
The nursing union says nurses are "at breaking point" due to the impact.
Health and Disability Commissioner calls for 'urgent' action in Hawke's Bay radiology crisis
Letters show watchdog urged action several months before release of damning report.
Surgeon burned his note of medical procedure that killed patient
Surgeon in charge of Carmen Walker's procedure grilled over volume of fluid in bucket.
Luxon promises more frontline health workers for Hawke’s Bay, 'can’t commit’ to new hospital
"I can’t commit until I see the state of the books, and they are deteriorating."
Actress Tori Spelling admitted to hospital
Spelling and her kids have recently been living in cheap motels and a trailer park.
‘Frustrated and disheartened’: Dental surgeons unable to keep up with children’s waitlist
About 4000 children are waiting for dental surgery at any one time.
Andrew Young: Time to mobilise to fight cancer
OPINION: Why your support for the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day matters.
How a 25-year-old nurse became Britain’s worst baby serial killer
Lucy Letby attacked and murdered the most vulnerable infants in her care.
'I am evil': British nurse found guilty of killing seven babies
Lucy Letby preyed on the vulnerabilities of newborns as well as their anxious parents.