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10,000 allied health workers walk off the job
Today's strike comes after more than 18 months of negotiations.
Surgeries, clinics on hold as thousands of health workers prepare to strike
10,000 Allied Health workers are walking off the job for 24 hours tomorrow.
More than 1300 unvaccinated DHB staff stood down
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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.
'Unacceptable': Disparity in DHB staff vaccination levels revealed
Less than half of all staff at one DHB are fully vaccinated.
Triple tragedy: Vigil outside home where three young girls murdered
Community still reeling from crash that killed five teens rallies again.
'Heaps of support' for father who found three children dead in Timaru homicide
Timaru house where three siblings allegedly murdered has been handed back to their father.
Family's move to NZ turns to tragedy after three children killed
Twin girls and their sister were found dead at their new home in Timaru on Thursday night.
Ministry of Health keeps quiet on DHB staff vaccination rates
The deadline for DHBs to know this information was August 31.
Health Minister Andrew Little on planned nurses' strike
Midwives and nurses gear up to walk off the job on Thursday.
'Go to work sick or leave without pay': Nurses forced to work sick
Front line nurses: Employment conditions are described as woefully inadequate.
'Another afterthought': Disabled community forgotten in Covid rollout - advocates
It comes after reports of varied experiences for disabled people getting vaccinated.
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
In one district Māori are being vaccinated at a quarter of the national rate.
DHB censured: Woman died after delays detecting agonising bowel condition
The woman died within weeks of visiting the ED in excruciating pain.
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
The DHBs also lacked skilled IT staff to focus on security, a report found.
'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
Editorial: We deserve much better than the public health service we've been lumped with.
Hospitals stocktake paints dire picture
Many areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.
Ministry assurances: PPE stock in national reserve 'tested regularly'
No problem with Ministry stocks after DHBs discover thousands of deteriorated masks.
Thousands more masks found with crumbling elastic
More face masks deemed unfit for purpose in the fight against Covid-19.
Coronavirus: No isolation facilities in some areas in NZ
"If needed patients could be transferred to other centres able to provide complex care."
'Major risk': Rundown hospitals need $14 billion fix
Most DHBs have listed major infrastructure problems as a risk to patients and staff.
'Missed opportunity' leads to tragic lung cancer death
HDC find South Canterbury DHB and Pacific Radiology in breach for failing patient.
Mental health helpline inundated after Christchurch killings
Mental health helpline calls have gone up five-fold after the Christchurch shootings.
Junior doctors' strike starts today: What you need to know
From 7am tomorrow hospitals nationwide are without 3300 junior doctors for 48 hours.