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Half of surgeons assessed for using surgical mesh did not meet minimum standards

It comes as the Ministry of Health considers a pause on mesh implants for some operations.

New study on why Pacific patients are high users of EDs

Study debunks belief that Pacific people don't use primary healthcare before visiting ED.

Hipkins announces moves to salvage early childhood education Budget offering

The PM says the Government is also looking at Health NZ's ethnicity criteria.

Woman sent home from ED with chest pain died hours later of cardiac arrest

Her family felt her death could have been avoided if due diligence had been carried out.

Auckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations

Health officials said it was an important step in reducing historical health inequities.

$166m expansion at Wellington's biggest private hospital

Full hospital redevelopment 5km south of the city's CBD.

Hawke's Bay's new hospital? Proposed new site revealed

The corner of York Road and the Hawke's Bay Expressway would house a new hospital.

Post-Covid reality check? F&P Healthcare profit drops 34pc

F&P Healthcare's earnings have fallen to more normal levels after a big Covid-surge.

Jarden Brief: Johnson & Johnson down after more fallout from baby powder scandal

Baby powder scandal grows into big, expensive problem for healthcare multinational.

Revealed: 'Desperate’ hospital workers file 23,000 reports warning of unsafe staffing

Figures obtained by the Weekend Herald reveal a hospital system pushed to breaking point.

The Prem Debate: The 'ridiculous' process for continued ADHD meds

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Greerton Pathlab clinic re-opens after one-year closure

The Greerton clinic has been closed since the end of April 2022 due to staff shortages.

Opinion: The key to plugging New Zealand's brain drain

OPINION: There's no quick fix to get people to stay in New Zealand.

The Premium Debate: Thousands of nurses move to Australia

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Hospital staff to receive long-awaited unpaid backpay

Te Whatu Ora said it now expected payments to current staff to begin in July.

Rare Disorders Month is ending - but it's a continual everyday battle for whānau

March has been a month of reflection, but the mahi must go on.