'Whole thing is just a mess': Waikato ED doctors, nurses at breaking point
Emergency department staff breaking down in tears almost every shift due to pressure.
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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.
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Radiation therapy resumes for cancer patients
While the service won't be at full capacity for a while 22 patients will be treated today.
Sir Grahame Sydney leads South Island charge in Queen's Birthday honours
A posthumous award, an artist and politicians are among those recognised.
New inquiry launched into cancer patient's death
The treatment was supposed to extend her life, but she died just hours later.
Looming nurses' strike: DHBs make new pay offer
About 30,000 members of the Nurses Organisation are set to stop work on June 9.
DHB clinicians relying on GPs to check patient files
Waikato DHB's IT systems failures are putting extra pressure on local GPs.
Cyber attack: Waikato health chief says IT fix edging closer
Waikato DHB boss gives an update on how it is faring after a serious cyber attack.
Why are our defences so shaky? The Waikato DHB ransomware attack in 20 questions
New Zealand's cybersecurity crisis in 20 questions.
Patients and staff affected by Waikato DHB cyber attack being contacted
Health Minister Andrew Little says he didn't get any complaints from patients today.
Waikato DHB IT attack: Hackers likely to spread private information further
Warnings in place as patient and staff information likely to spread further.
Cancer treatment in Australia ruled out for Waikato patients
The DHB's 73 cancer patients will be treated in other NZ centres, but delays are possible.
Cyber attack: Waikato DHB concedes hackers' patient files are genuine
DHB confirms files sent to media contained genuine patient and staff information.
Waikato DHB staff wait anxiously after latest pay run overnight
Union anticipates more pay errors for workers as cyber attack fallout continues.
DHB cyber attack: Some cancer patients yet to be identified
Radiation oncology was totally dependent on technology and hack left it 'in darkness'.
Editorial: We can't give in to the Waikato DHB hackers
EDITORIAL: Whatever the methods, and the threats, we should not surrender to them.
Urgent meeting over DHB cyber attack; Privacy Commissioner's warning
Doctors warn of massive backlog with surgeries deferred, and use of handwritten notes.
2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerable
The DHBs also lacked skilled IT staff to focus on security, a report found.
'Sense of violation' over Waikato DHB data hack
Highly sensitive patient and staff information in files shown by hackers to media.
DHB hack: 'A national crisis' - cancer patients could be sent to Australia
The Government must intervene to protect sick patients, Waikato cancer doctor warns.
'The Government will not pay ransoms': Health Minister on DHB cyber attack
'Ransomware attacks are a crime.'
Cyber attack: 'Vast majority' of files should be recoverable, DHB says
Waikato DHB warns there will be more disruption over the next few weeks.
More to miss surgery due to Waikato Hospital cyber attack
DHB chief says it will likely be next week before IT systems fully operational again.
DHB attack: 'Good progress' restoring systems and services
DHB says patient care the priority as they plan for the recovery phase after the attack.
'We don't pay ransom': Waikato DHB boss lashes cyber attackers
Waikato DHB is due to give an update on this week's cyber attack.
'Consumed with grief': Widow says DHB failed her husband
"I am absolutely consumed, consumed with grief," widow of heart surgery patient says.
'Uncharted territory': Waikato DHB cyber attack 'biggest in NZ history'
It is expected to be at least another week before the DHB can rectify all the issues.
Waikato DHB cyber attack: IT systems blackout 'likely to run beyond weekend'
Chief executive says cyber experts were working to isolate the problem.
Waikato DHB cyber attack: 'Hackers' make contact with health bosses
Waikato DHB boss says risk of loss of patient records low, but he can't yet be certain.
DHB attack: Why Faafoi won't make it illegal to pay a cyber-ransom
People will die if the flow of cash to cybercriminals is not cut off, experts warn.
New Zealand's hospitals battle daily cyber attacks: Ministry of Health
Health networks face growing cyber threat after a major attack hits Waikato hospitals.
Scores of surgeries cancelled at Waikato hospitals after cyber attack
The Waikato DHB's rural hospitals are closed to outpatients today.
DHB cyber attack: Waikato hospitals' entire IT systems offline until the weekend
Waikato DHB has called in external experts and the government's spy agency to help.
'No ransom will be paid': Spy agency brought in after DHB cyber attack
The Waikato DHB said it was experiencing a full outage of its information services.