Latest from Northland DHB

'He didn't deserve to go that way': Mum of man killed by homeless colleague speaks

David Gilchrist was off his meds and deemed an imminent risk when he killed Glen Collins.

Woman with known allergy dies from anaphlyaxis after being given penicillin

Five checks for an allergy before prescribing and administering antibiotics were missed.

'Little I can do': Lack of mental health resources slammed by Judge

"No beds available": Courts are being forced to send the mentally unwell to prison.

Northland lab scientist fails in suspension battle

Lei Yang took Te Whatu Ora Tai Tokerau to the Employment Relations Authority

Kerikeri kiwifruit company's rehearing bid declined

Conversation at a party not considered new evidence for rehearing.

Northland needs at least 300 more nurses

Residential aged care nurses in Northland are being poached by public hospitals.

'Emotionally and financially ruined': Mystery illness overwhelming fix-it man

For the past six months, Dave has been in and out of the hospital with an unknown illness.

'It’s a massive problem': The barriers to timely endometriosis diagnosis

Research showed on average it took five GP visits over eight years to receive a diagnosis.

'A tough road to navigate': A painful personal journey of endometriosis

Endometriosis has been described by some as a condition sometimes considered "invisible."

Elective surgery waiting lists continuing to grow

Thousands of people are overdue for elective surgery in NZ.

New Maungatapere medical centre 15 years in the making

Maungatapere is now home to a brand-new medical centre.

Man waits nearly two years for life-changing hip replacement

266 Northlanders have waited more than 12 months for their orthopaedic surgery.

Minister 'should be wearing a mask' - top doc on Kelvin Davis

MP maskless at Northland marae the day before the Govt begs people to wear masks indoors.

Comment: Now is not the time to let Covid guard down

Despite our wish to be done with the virus, Covid hasn't finished with us yet

Shane Reti: Medical workforce crying out for GPs

It's time to ensure health spending is delivering more frontline services.