Leaked document warns cyber risks with IT staff cuts at Health NZ
Mass IT layoffs could prolong outages, impacting patient care, a risk register warns.
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Auckland hospital staff criticise 'nightmare' new $95m IT system causing treatment delays
'Teething issues' are to be expected with any large-scale IT overhaul, the hospital says.
'It works better than anything': Medicinal cannabis popular for ageing and chronic pain
'My pain levels are just so low compared to what they used to be.'
'Significant impact': Health NZ confirms nearly 600 voluntary redundancies amid job cuts
Health NZ confirms 600 staff are taking voluntary redundancy amid major job cut proposals.
Hundreds more jobs set to go at Health NZ
Health NZ to propose hundreds of job cuts in procurement and planning units.
'Much-needed excitement': Children at Rotorua Hospital receive donated gifts
The children's ward is now 'stocked up' with presents thanks to the local Ulysses club.
Letters: Memo to bootcamp critics – progress requires trial and error
OPINION: 'Expecting a 100% performance rate from any new initiative ... is naive.'
Health system needs 3450 more doctors and 4100 more nurses in next decade
There has been huge growth in nursing numbers but gaps remain, Health NZ says.
Labour leader repeats MP’s ‘cooking the books’ claim about Health NZ Commissioner
But his MP isn't restating her claim while not covered by Parliamentary privilege.
Chris Hipkins claims Health NZ Commissioner has been 'cooking the books'
Labour leader Chris Hipkins repeats his MP's claim that Health NZ Commissioner Lester Levy has been 'cooking the books'. Video / Mark Mitchell
Northland hospitals struggle with IT outages, staff shortages escalate
Whangārei doctor warns: 'Co-opting healthcare assistants for calls is wildly inappropriate.'
'Way overdue': Mental health unit budget rises by $17m, completion further delayed
The unit was initially expected to be finished in 2023.
Letters: Humanity forgotten in healthcare squeeze
OPINION: 'People are not a business.'
Bruce Cotterill: Health system in crisis - the need for radical change
Why New Zealand’s health outcomes are declining despite funding boost.
Audrey Young: Put up or apologise – Verrall walks a fine line with Levy slur
OPINION: Prosecuting your case is very different to attacking someone personally.
Letters: Negative offer sends clear message to nurses
OPINION: 'It’s okay to make mistakes, says Judith Collins, but not in a hospital.'
Health Commissioner to seek apology after 'cooking the books' accusation
Lester Levy will seek an apology from former Health Minister Ayesha Verrall.
Health Commissioner accused of ‘cooking the books’ in heated meeting
The claims came after Health NZ was forced to change its estimated deficit.
36,000 nurses strike nationwide after ‘distressing’ pay offer
Healthcare workers take action, citing patient safety threats and stalled negotiations.
'It's not safe': Hospital nurses strike over concerns of unsafe staffing
More than 200 nurses marched in Whangārei as part of the national strike on Tuesday.
Nurses strike over pay dispute with Health NZ
Nurses held signs outside Auckland Hospital as part of a strike over a pay dispute with Health NZ. Video / Michael Craig
Health NZ to take longer to hit budget targets
The organisation is also expecting a deficit of $1.1 billion in the next year.
'It’s too late once pēpē are born': Urgent call for jabs as whooping cough cases rise
North has low vaccination levels, more smoking, and housing insecurity.
Massage therapist tells woman to lose weight, surgically alter her height
Other women complained he was sexist and racist and wouldn't stop when asked.
Locum midwife fails labouring mother, baby dies during birth after shoulder gets trapped
The Health and Disability Commissioner found several failures by the midwife.
How did Health NZ spend $72m on contractors and consultants for a single IT project?
ANALYSIS: A test case for what can go wrong in infrastructure project planning.
Waitangi Tribunal calls on Govt to reconsider Māori health authority after Treaty ‘breaches’
Alternative plans for Māori health are said to be announced next month.
Health NZ spent $72m on IT project contractors. Now it's firing 1000 IT staff
Health NZ's costly contractor spending revealed.
'Everyone’s devastated': Half of nursing graduates miss out on job offer from Health NZ
Health NZ has offered jobs to only 844 of 1619 nursing graduates, sparking job concerns.
Opinion: Minister's promise of better Māori health outcomes faces reality check
OPINION: Shane Reti's promise falters amid ongoing staff cuts.
Urgent testing under way after elevated levels of arsenic found in Akl's water supply
Arsenic is a substance found in rock that can be deadly if consumed in large amounts.
Report questions if harm from Covid-19 vaccine mandates outweighed benefits
Government will receive the inquiry's report today but its release date is unknown.
'Shameful': Health NZ planning to cut nearly 1500 more jobs, union claims
Staff have been called into meetings today to discuss the proposal.
Health funding changes more a ‘sticking plaster’ than a real cure - doctors
Doctors warn new funding won’t solve healthcare crisis.