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Funding denied for legal battle over man who died in care

Hospital pulls fish 'n chips from menu

Fish and chips and ham sandwiches may be off the menu for visitors and staff at Wairarapa Hospital.

Biggest travel insurance claims

Baby's death: Midwife admits failings

A midwife has admitted failings that contributed to the death of a newborn baby during a birth that almost claimed the life of his mother too.

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.

'Our son's death doesn't count'

The father of a man who was found dead in the Waikato River has lashed out at a mental health facility following the escape of two more men.

Antidotes in short supply at hospitals

Been bitten by a venomous snake, nipped by a deadly spider or are suffering the unpleasant symptoms of cyanide poisoning?

Twelve Questions: Dr Sue Fleming

Dr Sue Fleming is director of women’s health at Auckland District Health Board. She has been a trailblazing leader in the traditionally male domain of obstetrics and gynaecology.

Family seek funding for Coronial inquest

The family of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River have made a precedent-setting plea for legal funding to investigate his death.

Mum and baby's deaths 'preventable'

The deaths of a young mother and her newborn son might have been prevented had the mother received the care of an obstetrician in hospital, a coroner says.

Kidnap terror haunts family

As Elsje and Coenraad Pretorius gaze into their baby daughter Nadine's eyes there is not a hint of the drama that almost separated them forever in September.

$10,000 to help sick kids

Hospitals can be scary places for kids - so Radio Lollipop's mission is to put a bit of fun into children's wards while they are away from home.

Ward boosts security after baby taken

An alert that activates when a baby is taken past a barrier is on the cards at Middlemore Hospital after an urgent security review into the kidnapping of a 5-day-old baby from the hospital's maternity ward.

Are we prolonging life or prolonging death?

Patients too often suffer in vain attempts to prolong life, because of the mandate to "do everything" for patients.

Commission turns down Acurity takeover

Starship’s new operating theatre ready

The Starship's long-awaited seventh operating theatre is scheduled to open for surgery today, but the full benefits of the expansion are still six months away.

Autistic man chained to bed

Hospital criticised after bodies of mother and baby found

A depressed mother who vanished with her newborn daughter in the English city of Bristol has been found dead along with her child, as friends accused hospital staff of failing her.