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!['Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - Reti](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - Reti
Health spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.
![Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson
Eighty-six people are in hospital and nine are in intensive care.
![Traffic lights call: South Island reacts to orange](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Traffic lights call: South Island reacts to orange
West Coast mayor relieved they aren't being "punished" in lead-up to Christmas.
![Another South Island DHB reaches 90 per cent first dose, one left to go](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Another South Island DHB reaches 90 per cent first dose, one left to go
The South Canterbury DHB is the latest to reach the target.
![More than 1300 unvaccinated DHB staff stood down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
More than 1300 unvaccinated DHB staff stood down
How many staff have been stood down at your DHB?
![Closing in: South Island DHBs almost at 80 per cent full vaccination](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Closing in: South Island DHBs almost at 80 per cent full vaccination
The new traffic light system will kick into gear once DHBs reach the target.
![Top Towns: Dunedin still most vaccinated, Hamilton closing in on Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Top Towns: Dunedin still most vaccinated, Hamilton closing in on Auckland
Find out how your town's vaccination rate compares.
!['Unacceptable': Disparity in DHB staff vaccination levels revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Unacceptable': Disparity in DHB staff vaccination levels revealed
Less than half of all staff at one DHB are fully vaccinated.
![Ministry of Health keeps quiet on DHB staff vaccination rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ministry of Health keeps quiet on DHB staff vaccination rates
The deadline for DHBs to know this information was August 31.
![Midwives strike: Eight-hour rolling strikes begin today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Midwives strike: Eight-hour rolling strikes begin today
Midwives in Auckland and Northland will be the first to walk off the job today.
![Revealed: 'Deeply concerning' vaccination rates vary across NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Revealed: 'Deeply concerning' vaccination rates vary across NZ
In one district Māori are being vaccinated at a quarter of the national rate.
![Rest home complaints: Unexplained bruising, leg fractures, bad food and cockroaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rest home complaints: Unexplained bruising, leg fractures, bad food and cockroaches
Close to 100 rest home complaints have been fully or partially upheld since 2020.
![Live: 30,000 Nurses strike DHBs reduce services as staff walk out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Live: 30,000 Nurses strike DHBs reduce services as staff walk out
Non-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.
![2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerable](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerable
The DHBs also lacked skilled IT staff to focus on security, a report found.
![Revealed: Costly car parking - how your hospital compares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Revealed: Costly car parking - how your hospital compares
How does the cost of car parking at your hospital compare?
!['Provide some stability and leadership': New CDHB chief appointed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Provide some stability and leadership': New CDHB chief appointed
Dr Peter Bramley is currently chief executive of Nelson Marlborough Health.
![Revealed: Which DHBs have toughened cataract surgery thresholds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Revealed: Which DHBs have toughened cataract surgery thresholds
Each DHB sets its own threshold for surgery - find out how yours compares.
!['Patients will die': Fears over colonoscopy delays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Patients will die': Fears over colonoscopy delays
Bowel Cancer NZ says Covid's return will worsen already dangerous backlogs.
![Editorial: A health system we can depend on and be proud of](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Hospitals stocktake paints dire picture
Many areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.
![Covid questions: What your hospital did to get ready, and what comes next](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Covid questions: What your hospital did to get ready, and what comes next
Waikato DHB doubled ICU bed capacity. Nelson Hospital's entire renal dialysis unit moved.