Latest from Lakes DHB
Patient dies in ED waiting room at Rotorua Hospital
The woman collapsed in the packed waiting room and could not be revived.
Specialist shortage: Te Whatu Ora Lakes spends $5m on locums in a year
'Higher rates' are paid to attract locums amid staff shortages, the union says.
'I don't want to die. But I need help': Revealed - NZ's broken mental health services
Kiwis are paying the price for a deficient mental health system.
Some could 'lose their lives': 72 people waiting for mental health support at DHB
Two patients have died in the past six years before treatment.
'A little strange alien': Mother's battle with postnatal depression
Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Week: "Having a child...was a big shock for my system."
Crisis point as DHBs grapple with health staff shortages
Thousands of health staff around NZ are off work with Covid, leaving others overworked.
'I've felt like I'm the virus': Barber refuses to pay $48k in mandate fines
His defiant stand comes as major Covid mandate changes are announced.
Urgent jab plea for children, pregnant women due to hospitalisations
And a Rotorua doctor with Covid warns people 'not to underestimate it'.
DHB board member roles scrapped three months before term ends
Time is ticking for DHB board members who won't be needed come July 1.
Midwife shortage: Union fears Omicron may add to staffing struggle
Five women moved out after a hospital left with one duty midwife, backed by a team
Deprivation and anti-institution leads to low immunisation rates
Te Arawa drive-through could be an vaccine hub not just for Covid-19, says a local GP.
Big Boost weekend! Record 446 new community cases; 10 million vaccine jabs milestone
Yesterday there was a record number of casess.
'Thoroughly cook mussels': Warning after spike in illness relating to food prep
Three cases have been reported in the Lakes District Health Board region this summer.
Revealed: The vaccination status of our cases and hospitalisations
There have been 126 Covid cases in the Lakes DHB between November 12 and January 17.
Covid community cases remain low, as vaccines do their work
Some new cases are of concern - including one in a large resthome, another an MIQ worker.
'Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - Reti
Health spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.
No jab, no job: Nurses, midwives among 25 Lakes DHB staff sacked
All DHB staff were required to have had their first Covid-19 vaccine by November 15.
'Just ludicrous': Closure of vaccination, Māori response centres slammed
This region is lagging behind vaccination rates, so why are the main vax centres closed?
Covid 'not taking a holiday': Warning for summer hotspots
'Covid doesn't know it's Christmas or New Year', says ice cream shop manager.
Boozed-up and banged-up: ACC pays out millions for alcohol-related injuries
Fights, falling over and broken glass contributed to millions in ACC injury claims.
'We just need to keep testing': Results delayed after test surge call for more as Covid spreads
There were no new cases in the Lakes yesterday but there is still a delay for virus tests.
Local Focus: Big surge in Māori vaccinations
A Covid case encouraged more people to get the jab.
More than 1300 unvaccinated DHB staff stood down
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'Fear, anxiety, worry': Why teacher would rather quit job he 'loves' than get the jab
Other unvaccinated people in the district have taken leave without pay.
Watch: MP ordered to leave Parliament after quizzing Health Minister
The Rotorua MP asked Health Minister Andrew Little about ICU beds in the Lakes DHB.
'A disaster waiting to happen': Four ICU beds for population of 116,000
DHB chief describes the situation as 'very concerning'.
Covid 'washing over the entire country': Tauranga could have cases this week, DHB says
The health board chief is warning people Covid-19 could be in Tauranga this week.