New ZealandNZ doctors, drug dependency and disciplineAn issue researchers say needs to be taken more seriously.17 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandOur fight for mum: Family wants answers after cancer patient bled to deathA super-dose of chemo was supposed to buy more time for Carmen Walker.14 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandFake Kiwi doctor may have harmed thousands of patientsNZer's 22-year fake medical career leads to checks for thousands of foreign doctors.20 Nov 05:06 PM
New ZealandSouth Auckland doctor stripped of registration after assaulting six womenDoctor stripped of his medical certificate and ordered to pay $12,00021 Sep 02:28 AM
New ZealandTeleradiology: Kiwi patient care compromised, college warnsConcerns flagged over overseas teleradiological doctors not requiring registration in NZ.19 Sep 05:29 AM
New ZealandIncurable cancer diagnosis follows communication breakdownDoctors failed to tell a woman her cancer was more serious than first thought.25 Jun 06:16 AM
New ZealandIndecent assault doctor struck offDoctor indecently assaulted mental health patient on ice-skating trip.22 Jun 02:17 AM
New ZealandMedical researcher dies during probe into poisoning, deathHer partner's blood was found to contain five types of prescription medicine.19 Jun 06:53 PM
New ZealandNZ's first woman doctor an abortionistNew Zealand's first woman doctor was struck off in Britain.19 Jun 05:17 AM
New ZealandHealth hopes high for Budget 2018Hike of demands: infrastructure, strained staffing, mental health, primary care...14 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLaser surgery error: Ophthalmologist told to apologiseOphthalmologist failed to check measurements for woman's laser eye surgery.30 Apr 04:58 AM
New ZealandDoctor faked certificate out of 'desperation'Disgraced junior doctor used fake documents to get a job at Whanganui Hospital.14 Feb 04:29 AM
New ZealandPacific preschools 'set back 30 years'Teachers now have to have better English than doctoral students at NZ universities.14 Jan 10:10 PM
New ZealandSacked doctor used meth and cannabisDisgraced doctor smoked meth and cannabis before she was sacked.13 Dec 06:00 PM
New ZealandSentencing delay for ex Whanganui doctorSentencing of fake doctor delayed due to late defence submissions.15 Nov 05:25 PM
New ZealandForeign doctors in NZ working as fast food workers, taxi driversHuman Right Commission complaint laid over foreign doctors' inability to get jobs in NZ20 Sep 02:36 AM
New ZealandCall for oversight body for GPs after cancer deathDaughter's ovarian cancer death prompts mum to call for oversight agency for GPs.30 Jul 11:51 PM
New ZealandEx-Whanganui doctor still before courtsThe former Whanganui doctor has name suppression until his trial.20 Apr 11:10 PM
New ZealandTravel costs $92k for virtual health systemStaff travel cost taxpayers in the set-up of a virtual health system at Waikato DHB.15 Mar 03:23 AM
New ZealandFBI helped NZ police unravel web of liesLate plea change sees Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui convicted on four charges in Hamilton.14 Mar 01:48 AM
New ZealandIUD implanted without woman's consentA patient is upset a doctor inserted an IUD without her consent during surgery.27 Feb 06:52 AM
New ZealandMedical cannabis: Dunne urges 'open mind'Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has called on doctors to have an "open mind" when deciding whether to prescribe cannabis and cannabinoid products.21 Feb 05:52 AM
New ZealandWaikato DHB and GPs at odds over virtual healthA virtual health system set up by Waikato District Health Board will compete with another one designed by GPs and patients.01 Dec 01:28 AM
New ZealandDoctor criticised over depressed patientDoctor's failings included not putting the man in a mental health unit, an investigation found.28 Nov 01:42 AM
New ZealandFalsified prescriptions for own drug useA doctor used the names of six people to get prescription drugs for herself.10 Oct 05:51 AM
New ZealandSacked doctor gave morphine to partnerA doctor who prescribed controlled drugs to her partner while she was working at Whangarei Hospital - including morphine - was justifiably 29 Sep 09:00 PM
New ZealandDoctor keeps citizenship after DIA bungleA doctor wanted on a sex charge in the United States has won a reprieve in his fight to keep his New Zealand citizenship after a bungled attempt to revoke it by the Department of Internal Affairs.17 Aug 05:00 AM
New ZealandDodgy doctors continue to practiseA loophole has left Medical Council powerless to immediately suspend a doctor, even if doctor is under investigation for sexual misconduct or convicted.14 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Sleep with me and you'll get good marks'A senior doctor who told a medical intern she would get good marks if she slept with him has lost his job.24 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandInspection following psychiatrist's alleged fraudAn inspection of Waikato District Health Board's mental health service has been announced following the arrest of a man working as a psychiatrist.27 Jul 03:28 AM
New Zealand'Serious concerns' raised over alleged health worker fraudThe Minister for Health says he has serious concerns after a health board staffer working as a psychiatrist was fired and arrested for possible identity fraud.26 Jul 09:52 PM
New ZealandDoctor accepts steroid claimsDr Twentyman withdrew an application for continued name suppression at a Professional Conduct Committee hearing in Auckland yesterday.02 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandDoctor admits misconductA doctor who has admitted 20 misconduct charges relating to the inappropriate dispensing of human growth hormone and steroids can now be named.01 Jun 10:47 PM
