GP bending rules to get help for mouthfuls of rotten teeth
Patients are taking weeks off work due to pain, strong medication, and long waiting times.
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'Patients will die': Fears over colonoscopy delays
Bowel Cancer NZ says Covid's return will worsen already dangerous backlogs.
Mental health care staff cleared of wrongdoing in patient's suicide
Samuel Fischer died while at a Capital and Coast DHB secure mental health unit in 2015.
Editorial: A health system we can depend on and be proud of
Editorial: We deserve much better than the public health service we've been lumped with.
Hospitals stocktake paints dire picture
Many areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.
Big read: Which DHBs could prioritise Māori and Pacific patients
Nearly half the country's DHBs are considering the change, or will make it.
Clearing up the Covid-19 chaos: Hospitals now tackling a huge backlog of operations
Patients prioritised as elective surgeries are ramping up under level 3 at many hospitals.
Thousands more masks found with crumbling elastic
More face masks deemed unfit for purpose in the fight against Covid-19.
Wellington DHBs find 100,000 masks in deteriorated state
A repair operation is now underway to replace the corrupted elastic in the masks.
The workplace, the event: Mystery over two clusters in Auckland
More details promised, though not clear whether that would cover their exact location.
Wedding party, dementia group in seven new NZ clusters
One cluster has been linked to a rugby tournament in the United States.
'This will stay with me forever': White Island guide three months on
Kelsey Waghorn says months following eruption the longest she's spent on land in years.
Coronavirus: Set up drive-through clinics, GP says
"It's almost like a Starbucks or Maccas drive-through, but as triage for coronavirus."
Watch: 'Huge progress' - White Island survivor learns to walk again
"Although I have my moments, I am proud of the huge progress I have made."
$9.4m for Hutt maternity services 'not a magic bullet'
The money will go towards improving the Hutt's maternity services and facilities.
Mum describes loss of newborn: 'Every step of the delivery, something went wrong'
A mother says her baby may not have died if hospital staff had acted more quickly.
Hutt hospital maternity: Babies born with brain damage after 'poor care'
One baby died and another suffered a brain injury.
'Major risk': Rundown hospitals need $14 billion fix
Most DHBs have listed major infrastructure problems as a risk to patients and staff.
Anaesthetic drugs missing from hospital
They were taken from the emergency department while staff were attending a patient.
Hutt Valley DHB ignored patient's warning signs
Man on breathing device should have been monitored far more frequently, says HDC.
Hutt City committed to homelessness crisis
Families are living in cars, tents and garages in Lower Hutt as rents continue to rise.
Baby dies after DHB's multiple failings in care of mum
The baby was delivered by Caesarean section.
Junior doctors' strike starts today: What you need to know
From 7am tomorrow hospitals nationwide are without 3300 junior doctors for 48 hours.
Five people found with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The community should not be alarmed, but they should be aware, the DHB says.
Prisoner who escaped hospital not caught yet
Donald Keepa was on remand for a serious assault, but is not considered a danger.
Time to tax sugary drinks, say health boards
"NZ children could live shorter lives than their parents."
Nurse strikes: DHBs offer three 3% pay rises over 18 months
DHBs say they have doubled their offer to nurses to settle pay negotiations.
Two youths due in court following Wainuiomata dairy robbery
"Offending such as this is not acceptable in our community."
Rest home access by postcode: report
"This can have serious consequences for their health."
Man in isolation for 115 days in hospital
More than 10,000 Kiwis end up in isolation each year with the longest a 115-day spell
Big Read: Synthetics addiction a fast track to death
The story of a synthetics addict has been revealed in a Coroner's findings this week.
Cancer patients face Christmas wait
Cancer patients are having to wait months for treatment as hospitals struggle to keep up.
Almost 10,000 patients harmed by hospitals
International research suggests half could have been avoided or minimised.
Mental health killings spark overhaul
Five homicides within 15 months involving acutely unwell mental health patients have led to an overhaul of health systems following a critical review.