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Hospital surgery delayed by strike
Surgery is being cancelled for hundreds of patients from Tuesday in preparation for four days of strikes by radiographers.
Paul Henry in trouble over jibe at doctors
TVNZ has apologised for a comment by presenter Paul Henry that overseas-trained doctors can't be as good as those trained in NZ.
X-ray strike looms over pay
Many patients booked for elective surgery or an outpatient visit will have their appointments postponed during planned walkouts.
Baby narrowly avoids being crushed by truck
A baby narrowly avoided being crushed by a truck which flipped in slippery conditions on Auckland's North Shore today.
$100,000 penalty for surgeon over death of bypass patient
A surgeon who has been the subject of several complaints about failing to properly inform patients has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in fines and costs after the death of a patient.
Rules tightened for overseas-trained doctors
Health authorities have tightened rules around the monitoring of overseas-trained doctors, following concerns being expressed for several years over supervision.
Country doctors earning $2500 a day
One of NZ's most remote and cash-strapped health boards is paying fill-in surgeons up to $2500 a day, beating some of our highest earners.
Pressure on doctors 'driving them away'
Having to treat too many patients because of the shortage of physicians has been identified as a key factor driving medical specialists overseas.