New ZealandHealth NZ scraps Code Black alert for emergency departmentsCrowded EDs had been hitting Code Black when they reached more than 145% capacity.11 Sep 10:07 PM
New ZealandNon-acute patients choose urgent service as GPs juggle wait times'People will fall through the gaps and end up being sicker.'11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandService cuts ‘would make a broken system very much worse’: Alzheimers NZHow will New Zealand handle the growing numbers of dementia cases?10 Sep 09:12 PM
New ZealandWaiheke residents fear what could happen with no after-hours care'It's so crap what's provided for 9000 people,' one resident says.10 Sep 09:00 AM
PoliticsPM defends Govt’s approach to health system in light of ED waiting room deathThe woman's death reportedly came after staff had expressed concern about long wait times.10 Sep 01:29 AM
New ZealandPatient dies in ED waiting room at Rotorua HospitalThe woman collapsed in the packed waiting room and could not be revived.09 Sep 07:10 PM
New ZealandSurge in non-disclosure agreements at Health NZ sparks Labour complaintNearly 70 Health NZ staff have signed non-disclosure agreements since the end of November.09 Sep 03:32 AM
New ZealandFamily 'robbed' of chance to help suicidal fatherThe DHB failed to tell Allan Peeperkoorn’s family about his deteriorating mental health.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWarning of mpox outbreak for Queenstown Winter Pride attendeesAnyone who attended Winter Pride is being warned to watch out for symptoms of mpox.07 Sep 03:43 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFree visits to the doctor tightened for Hawke's Bay youth amid funding concernsThe programme had the potential to exacerbate the 'postcode lottery' of health care: GP.05 Sep 06:18 PM
New Zealand'Tragic': Gap in system causing suffering for Northland's dermatology patientsThere is currently no dermatologist in the Northland region.05 Sep 05:31 PM
New ZealandHealthline advised man to self-care, hours later he was deadThe man, who had an aortic dissection, was wrongly advised to care for himself at home.05 Sep 05:52 AM
New ZealandVote for your favourite Healing Art at Pihanga Health in TūrangiCommunity votes on art to enhance Pihanga Health's rooms, promoting healing, positivity.05 Sep 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: The GP crisis and the patients left out in the coldOPINION: 'The drip is turning to a trickle, which threatens to become a torrent.'03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhat $1.4 billion worth of cuts mean for the future of healthcare in NZHealth NZ's commissioner asked people to pray for him as he tackles the troubled system.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Concept of family doctors in NZ is dead': GPs warn of primary care collapseDoctors liken Herald footage of people queuing for care as 'Third World'.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCommunity in shock as Waiheke's only after-hours medical clinic shuts downLocals have been blindsided by the closure, with no clear explanation provided.02 Sep 06:37 PM
New ZealandHospital U-turns, toast to stay on the menu for mums after birthHealth Minister says women can make their own choices and toast is an easy comfort food.02 Sep 05:09 AM
New ZealandHealth crisis: GPs set to increase patient feesGP clinics have raised fees to meet demand and it's putting pressure on those in need.01 Sep 11:24 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRevealed: Why elective surgeries are cancelled at late noticeHealth Minister Shane Reti asked top-level officials to provide a briefing on the issue.01 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Heartbreaking': Patients queue in cold from 6am to see doctorPatients said they sometimes waited five hours to see a doctor.01 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsFormer Health Minister calls for ‘honest’ debate about health spendingAndrew Little said the country needs to be realistic about the system's limitations.01 Sep 05:56 AM
New ZealandNutritionally sub-optimal or cost cutting?: Hospital ditching toast for new mumsHealth NZ acknowledges some women may not have been offered food post-birth.31 Aug 04:59 AM
New Zealand'Scary': Hospital operating shifts without doctors faces strike actionDargaville Hospital nurses stopped work for an hour to protest against a lack of doctors.29 Aug 05:30 AM
New ZealandGisborne GPs overwhelmed: Only telehealth available after hoursThree Rivers Medical warns of 'significant risk' to patient care due to shortages.28 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘People are dying while they wait’: Health workers' fury over ongoing holiday pay delaysImpatience from NZNO members, who no longer have a time frame for overdue holiday pay.28 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWaikato Hospital wait times soar to 'distressing' levelsOne woman had suspected internal bleeding and still was not seen by a doctor.27 Aug 10:32 PM
New ZealandHealth NZ calls for voluntary redundancies following overspendA commissioner replaced the Health New Zealand board in July.27 Aug 10:10 PM
New ZealandLocal pooch becomes latest addition to Te Whatu Ora's pet therapy teamBoots and his owner Phillipa Mentor are Health New Zealand's newest pet therapy team.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan died after junior doctor botched chest drain procedureThe patient did not provide informed consent for the doctor to perform the procedure.26 Aug 06:00 AM
New ZealandPharmac asked to consider stopping long-term subsidy of antibiotics after man’s deathNo one warned the man of the risk of taking nitrofurontoin for more than six months.26 Aug 02:00 AM
New Zealand'Nanny state nonsense': Tobacco policy document NZ First tried to hideCasey Costello originally denied such a document existed.25 Aug 08:17 PM
OpinionHealth NZ Commissioner: We are getting more health funding – now to ensure more valueOPINION: My focus is on making sure we get the best value for patients.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHealth NZ can’t cut $1.4b without eating into front line, analysis showsResearchers say underfunding - not just mismanagement - is to blame for Health NZ's woes.22 Aug 05:00 PM
