Latest from Canterbury DHB

Patient in mental health unit 10 years

Mental health managers say the care of intellectually disabled has reached "crisis point".

Almost 10,000 patients harmed by hospitals

International research suggests half could have been avoided or minimised.

'We don't want to put her life in danger'

Young family stuck in New Zealand and unable to take their sick baby home on plane.

Two in hospital after smoke inhalation

The Canterbury DHB and the Asthma & Respiratory Foundation have issued warnings about smoke inhalation for those affected by the Port Hills fires.

Health board secrecy draws ire

In the past year this health board has agonised over its finances and where budgets should be boosted or cut - all behind closed doors.

Algal bloom warning for Canterbury river

A health warning has been issued for a toxic algae bloom in a Canterbury river.

Teens dead in crash with under-age driver

Three young teenagers died in a high-speed car crash when their vehicle, driven by a 14-year-old, slammed into a tree.

Canterbury DHB faces mounting deficits

The Canterbury DHB faces mounting deficits if nothing changes, a PwC report shows.

CDHB shortfall blows out to $35m

The cash-strapped Canterbury District Health Board's money problems have got worse.

Anger over Canterbury DHB gagging policy

Canterbury District Health Board members say an archaic piece of policy that gags them from speaking to media should be scrapped or reviewed.

Death rates for surgeons stay secret

District health boards that do heart surgery cannot produce reliable comparisons of individual surgeons' patient complication and death rates.

Dying patient left for 12 hours

A patient who died after an incident at Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital was left unresponsive for 12 hours before medical attention was sought, his family say.

Five dead after strep A outbreak

All residents of a Christchurch rest home have been given antibiotics to curb an outbreak of strep A after the deaths of five elderly women.

Patients die after treatment delays

Three cardiology transfer patients died after the Southern District Health Board started to transport patients to Christchurch when no service was available in the South.

Broken hip left untreated for days

Rest home staff who left an elderly woman's broken hip untreated for several days have been ordered to apologise and will be reviewed by the Nursing Council.

Rest home criticised over woman's care