Hospital doctors told to make beds, clean sinks
'On one shift I made seven beds, answered a million phone calls and fixed the printer.'
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'Increase in phishing': Scam warning as 'malicious cyber actors' take advantage of IT outage
National cyber intelligence agency warns Kiwis to 'be alert' to scammers amid IT outage.
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Frontline hospital roles unfilled amid hiring freeze
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Study finds 'notably higher' amputations for people living in most deprived areas in region
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Cardiac 'crisis' in hospitals, plea for Pharmac to cover heart failure drugs
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Kiwi doctor swaps medicine for truck driving
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Builders want government help to smooth troughs of construction industry
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Auckland Hospital's elsewhere invitation to pregnant women: ‘Disturbing’ or ‘long-overdue’?
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