
New hearing into med student's death: 'We just want to know the truth,' say parents
New evidence leads Deputy Solicitor-General to order re-opening of inquest into death.
New evidence leads Deputy Solicitor-General to order re-opening of inquest into death.
Quality of care provided from within the hospital buildings was still very high, says DHB.
Health unions flag leaks, mould and asbestos among a wide-spread of problems.
Ellen Chisholm is a mother who suffered a traumatic birth and was pressured to leave hospital less than three hours after giving birth and drive an hour north.
Māori, Pacific and Indian babies are significantly less likely to be resuscitated.
More than 63,000 fees worth $1.29 million were waived last year alone, says DHB
Hospital deficits across the country blew out to $370m last financial year, data shows.
COMMENT: Hospitals are run down, understaffed and inadequate.
Community groups say charges are leaving patients without visitors.
"Over time as these resistant bacteria become more common they will cause deaths."
A planning process is under way that could see a new public hospital built in Whangārei.
"Not getting consent was technically an assault," expert tells
Christchurch synthetic cannabis users experiencing nasty side-effects: DHB.
Health Minister David Clark invited NZNO members to send him their CVs.
The toddler remains in a critical condition due to a medical event at its Taupo home.
"You don't realise how much fight you have until you are faced with something like this."
COMMENT: We should pay doctors to work entirely in the public health system.
The two men both died from their injuries in Waikato Hospital
The ADHB has acknowledged for the first time the experiment resulted in early death.
Otago woman regarded as a "time waster" by doctors is now dying from cancer.
There have been 25 cases where the wrong meal was given to children with allergies.
Adams said the Government was conflicted and confused.
Auckland City Hospital's ED is seeing up to 270 people a day - and could soon get more.
More than 1400 patients presented to Auckland City Hospital's ED last week alone.
The percentage of votes in favour of the fifth DHB Meca offer was 64.1 per cent.
The negotiations included the first NZ nurse strike action in nearly 30 years.
A 41-year-old man was found with critical injuries on Cowper St about 2am this morning.
New scheme to oversee safe-staffing levels in public hospitals
Higher than expected patient numbers and reduced savings behind $6.8m deficit.
"In the ED environment, maybe we're going to have to have policemen on site."