New ZealandDHBs intimidating staff, says unionVulnerable health workers are being suspended without pay to intimidate them into ending their industrial action, the lab workers' union says.31 Aug 04:02 AM
New ZealandStrikers' helpless victimsThe parents of a baby girl are devastated after being told surgery to help her to eat without a tube has been postponed because of hospital strikes.30 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandRest homes reject DHB demand for birth detailsRest homes are refusing to comply with a demand to find old people's birth certificates to prove they are eligible for care subsidies.30 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Former mayors in the mix but most well off the radar22 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFalls major cause of hospital injuriesHospital falls caused more than a quarter of the major "adverse events" listed by DHBs in their latest report on potentially preventable healthcare harm. 30 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandHealth cuts loom as Govt refocuses spendingDHB chiefs are bracing themselves to make deep cuts to their services next year after receiving Government indications their funding will slip.18 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandLabtests' patients at risk, says health watchdogAuckland's controversial new community laboratory service poses "a real risk" to public safety, NZ's top health watchdog says.11 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandDHBs told of long wait for blood testsDelays at Labtests' blood collection centres are being attributed in part to the company not knowing which centres patients would go to.30 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandBombshell plan for reform has Ryall squirmingHealth Minister Tony Ryall is distancing himself from a controversial recommendation that would in effect resurrect part of National's '90s health system.16 Aug 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman<i>Brian Rudman</i>: If the Super City plan is so great, let's use it on the hospitals too04 Jun 04:00 PM
