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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.
'Wrong leg' error factor in woman's death - Coroner
Alarming administration errors led to confusion over which of an elderly woman's legs needed surgery and her being sent home, dying days later.
<i>Gareth Morgan:</i> Our approach to booze has been pathetic
The health sector is overburdened by those who don't know how to look after themselves or don't give a damn, writes Gareth Morgan.