Mayor floats idea of private ownership to hasten Hawke’s Bay’s quest for new hospital
A public-private healthcare partnership could be an option, Sandra Hazlehurst says.
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Pair accused after gas station stabbing death are in hospital
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New hospital for Hawke's Bay? MP says it’s ‘time’; officials say it’s ‘some way off’
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Wait times increase at Whanganui Hospital's emergency department
'It’s not really a quick, simple answer as to why those waiting times have increased.'
Northland needs at least 300 more nurses
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Final racecourse hearings: Anything other than green space 'a waste'
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Bypass patient v Southern Cross: Court ruling on $105K claim
He was only in this country for a relatively short time and bought the policy.
Woman who left newborn in hospital waste bin didn't know she was pregnant
The woman pleaded guilty in November to concealing the dead body of a child.
‘No point in giving up’: Top plastic surgeon, now a double amputee, keeps on working
Dr Mellow is now working from a wheelchair.
Woken up at 4am: Rest home complaints reveal staff shortages, residents left soiled
“Staff shortages across the sector have impacted care outcomes."
Hospital staff to receive long-awaited unpaid backpay
Te Whatu Ora said it now expected payments to current staff to begin in July.