New Zealand'Terrifying' nurse wins $2500 compoA nurse who verbally abused patients, fell asleep on the job and spent hours surfing the web has won $2.5k compensation after being wrongly dismissed.28 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew hope for relief from boozersOne in five patients who turn up in NZ hospital emergency departments in the small hours of the morning are there because of booze, a study has found.18 Dec 08:36 PM
New ZealandMore than 100K on 'hidden' wait listAbout 280,000 New Zealanders are waiting for elective surgery, and more than half are not on waiting lists, new research shows.09 Dec 01:51 AM
WorldSix decades on, Dutch pair discover real parentsTwo 60-year-old men in the Dutch city of Breda had an emotional meeting after a DNA test proved they had been mixed up as babies and given to the wrong mothers in 1953.04 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldTechnician jailed for infecting dozens with hepatitis CA traveling medical technician was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison for stealing painkillers and infecting dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes.02 Dec 11:26 PM
New ZealandHarmed in hospital: Hundreds affectedThe case of Leah Gayo, who suffered a heart attack in labour and died during childbirth in hospital, is among 489 serious adverse events at hospitals and health centres last year.21 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCounting cost of hospital errorsA woman who died in childbirth and the death of a teenage boy who was sent home with a serious infection are two of almost 500 adverse events reported in NZ hospitals.21 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHospital jobs elude migrantsImmigration officials will consider removing GPs from a skills shortage list as newly qualified immigrant doctors struggle to find jobs in hospitals.09 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandMums win rule change on mealsTwo mothers of sick babies in hospital have spoken out about being refused meals because they weren't breastfeeding.12 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWho hospitals feedMothers of sick children are offered more meals per day at public hospitals in Auckland than in Hamilton, and whether a mother is breastfeeding plays a lesser role or none at all.09 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandHospitals failed to return tissue of dead patientsThe Auckland District Health Board is in the firing line again after yesterday admitting it accidentally kept 14 tissue samples from 10 dead patients, despite the coroner ordering a return to families.15 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandShock at words for dying boy EliDebi Piper knew her little boy was slowly dying. But the words written on his hospital care plan still hurt.03 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandGran sent home from hospital at 1amThe family of an elderly South Auckland woman are "furious" she was sent home from hospital by taxi in the early hours of the morning.31 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandPositive outlook for girl with rare digestive system conditionNasie Bayley has such a rare condition in her digestive system doctors consulted leading international specialists before operating.24 Jun 07:21 AM
New ZealandDoctor staying on despite historyAn American doctor continues to work in Tauranga Hospital's emergency department as more revelations of past police and medical investigations surface.16 Jun 12:13 AM
New ZealandLong waits a hard pill to swallowIt is just after 8 o'clock on Friday night and Lee Mohr is doubled up in pain, alone at a bus stop outside Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland.15 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandHospital malaise doing the roundsIn an unprecedented peek behind the closed doors of NZ's hospital wards, a junior doctor reveals the delays, duplication and waste that she says are compromising the provision of good health care.15 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandLegal highs linked to deaths - coronerLegal highs must be banned sooner rather than later, says a Coroner who ruled on the deaths of two young men who both died shortly after taking K2 and party pills.14 Jun 03:15 AM
New ZealandEel sequel: Doctors objectThe senior doctors' union has objected to what it calls an "over-the-top" privacy agreement sent to Auckland District Health Board staff after files of a patient admitted to hospital with an eel inside him were improperly accessed.13 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandLegal highs put A&E under stressAn increase in the number of patients showing up at emergency departments paranoid and agitated on synthetic cannabis is delaying the treatment of more worthy cases, says an emergency doctor.13 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldHospital staff's hygiene standards eyed from afarBig Brother is watching the doctors and nurses at the North Shore University Hospital in Long Island and he wants them to wash their hands.31 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandSt John boss in push to improve servicesSurvival rates for cardiac arrest, strokes and trauma victims are among the medical records that the new St John boss wants hospitals to provide in order to improve patient care.27 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandHospital kitchen takes the cakeIt’s probably no surprise that the most popular dishes served from Waikato Hospital’s enormous kitchen are its roasts.20 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandRisk: We'll pay more for lessNew leaked papers reveal officials fear that a new bulk catering contract for NZ’s district health boards could cost more, with the risk food quality might decline. We ask what's on everyone’s mind: Could hospital food get any worse?20 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFood review: How they faredAuckland nutritionist Olivia Green dishes out a review.20 Apr 05:30 PM
