'Having to wait too long': New commissioner tackles health waiting times
The health minister is blaming the Labour government for a $130m monthly overspend.
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Pippa van Paauwe’s smear tests were incorrectly assessed as normal, two consecutive times.
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OPINION: The former President undermined a key agency – and could gut it if re-elected.
Hospital told nurse who supported Lucy Letby 'she shouldn't give evidence'
Medics say they were advised that getting involved in the case could harm their careers.
'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.
'He wouldn't wake up': Coroner investigates baby's hospital death
Mother Sharnz Welsh is marking the first anniversary of her son's death.
'Back off Arvida' - union protest against cuts at village owned by $4.2b retirement giant
'Won’t be able to care for all of them because there won’t be enough time.'
'Huge shock': Baby due in October already has 3 open heart surgeries planned
A scan at 20 weeks revealed a heart defect that will require surgery a week after birth.
Could Aussie hospitals hiring freezes be the answer to our workforce shortage?
Several Victorian hospitals has announced temporary freezes, Australian media report.
Frontline hospital roles unfilled amid hiring freeze
Many cases of clinical recruitment have ground to a halt despite clear need.
Midwife claimed $82k for 172 babies - despite not providing full care
The midwife attributed discrepancies in paperwork to sabotage by her ex-husband.
Bowel cancer: Two million kits distributed under screening programme, 2500 cancers detected
The milestone comes as the Government plans to lower the screening age.
ADHD: Rising wait times of up to a year for adult assessments
A Herald survey found wait times of 6-12 months, and many doctors with closed books.
The target of 13,000 pairs of pyjamas donated in June was well surpassed
Dame Val puts in huge support for the Middlemore Hospital Foundation.
Study finds 'notably higher' amputations for people living in most deprived areas in region
Audit of five major hospitals show amputations were common for Māori and Pasifika.
Cardiac 'crisis' in hospitals, plea for Pharmac to cover heart failure drugs
Heart drugs that add more than eight years of additional life aren't funded.
Kiwi doctor swaps medicine for truck driving
The stress of being a doctor is so bad 'nobody wants to do it' Jeff Kai Fong says.
Builders want government help to smooth troughs of construction industry
While consents are down 29%, more trained builders will be needed soon in Northland.
'A void in our house': Father of four dies before Pharmac funding breakthrough
Clark's family collected aluminium cans to sell as scrap for his medicine.
Auckland Hospital's elsewhere invitation to pregnant women: ‘Disturbing’ or ‘long-overdue’?
'I think it is really inappropriate … I find the letter disturbing,' says expert.
Building fire ‘not suspicious’
The cause of the fire was undetermined but "likely to have been electrical".
Hiring freeze: Doctor jobs unfilled as Health NZ cost-cutting bites
Doctors had job applications paused at the reference-checking stage, or delayed for weeks.
Hospital knife attack leaves guards slashed, nurses injured
Man at Sydney hospital allegedly slashed and assaulted several staff.
Auckland Hospital tells women to expect to be discharged 3-4 hours after giving birth
A maternity advocate says the letter sent to expectant mums is 'manipulative'.
Thomas Coughlan: Think the Budget is over? $85 billion says you’re wrong
OPINION: Details of the biggest health spend-up in NZ's history are imminent.
Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 in India
More than 100 drinkers are hospitalised, with some in critical condition.
Person critically injured after 'incident' on Auckland's North Shore
Emergency services went to a recreational facility on Shea Terrace.
Nursing graduates 'at a loss' after alleged hospital hiring 'freeze'
Health NZ denies it has stopped hiring following outrage from nursing unions.
Delayed 150-bed Auckland hospital wing will lead to no extra surgeries, staff furious
North Shore Hospital's Tōtara Haumaru building has been sitting empty for months.
Health watchdog taking years to investigate complaints - amid ‘significant pressure’
Covid backlog, ancient IT system part of problem, but upgrade request for latter rejected.
Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally
The Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.
'It was truly awful': Witness rushed to help child hit by vehicle
The incident happened just after 3pm on Tuesday.
Man suffering heart attack told he had chest infection, 2hr wait for ambulance
A St John call operator told the man he had a chest infection.
Child critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Canterbury
The child was transported to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition.