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Hospital restrains man for six years
A mentally ill patient restrained in solitary confinement for almost six years is one of several disturbing cases the Ombudsmen have uncovered.
<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Health costs far scarier than bill for super
The scariest part of the long-term fiscal projections the Treasury released last week is the discussion of health-care costs, writes Brian Fallow.
DHB chief: Labtests lied to us
Labtests has been accused of lying to Auckland's district health boards over its quality and safety systems.
Britain's health service pays millions to gag whistleblowers
NHS whistleblowers are routinely gagged in order to cover up dangerous and even dishonest practices that could attract bad publicity and damage a hospital's reputation.
Tough decisions needed to avoid crisis -Treasury
Tough decisions about prisons, education, pensions and tax need to be made if NZ is to avoid a looming Government debt crisis, says Treasury.
National health board welcomed, job losses not
The creation of a National Health Board is well received despite concern about the predicted 500 job losses.
National Health Board to see 500 jobs cut
Five hundred "backroom" jobs in the health sector will go in a major Govt shake-up that will see the establishment of a National Health Board.
DHBs seek support to phase in Medlab
Auckland's DHBs are confident that patient confusion will be minimal when Diagnostic Medlab restarts some services from today.