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Letters: Health system announcement may be piecemeal repairs
OPINION: It sounds really good – until you look at the details.
‘Unbearable’: Long wait times push woman to seek private medical help
Nearly 500 patients have waited more than four months for their first appointment.
New Zealanders trapped in Israel, nurses' pay rise frustration and sinkhole repairs | Focus Morning Bulletin 11 October, 2023
New Zealand church group stranded in Isreal, nurses' pay rise frustration continues and sinkhole repairs continue in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Doctors on strike
Thousands of doctors and dentists on strike across the country today, over what they call our sick healthcare system. Video / NZ Herald
The doctor is out. New medical centre can’t find GP to run it
The centre has been looking for a new doctor for six to nine months.
Focus: New Year Honours 2023 - Sir Ashley Bloomfield
The man who led NZ's Covid-19 response in a pandemic has now been knighted to become Sir Ashley Bloomfield. Video / Marty Melville
Dairy owners protest, more Three Waters concerns & health workers in for pay rise | Focus Morning Bulletin: 28 November, 2022
Dairy owners set to stand in solidarity, the 'dangerous' Three Waters provision lawyers are calling out and healthcare pay parity in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Govt considering paid placements for nursing students, push for second Harbour Bridge & Republican upset in US | Focus Morning Bulletin: 14 November, 2022
The Government considering paid placements for nursing students, why a second Harbour Bridge could be better than a tunnel & major midterm Republican upset in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
More doctors in distress, $100K education website U-turn & Kanye West going broke | Focus Morning Bulletin: 28 October, 2022
Fears more doctors could be lost to suicide, the costly Ministry of Education U-turn and Kayne West’s net worth plummets in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Hundreds of nurses walk off the job for pay parity
Hundreds of nurses in primary healthcare are striking nationwide, calling for the right to be paid the same as their hospital counterparts. Video / NZ Herald
Focus Morning Bulletin: 18 October, 2022
Renewed concerns over our EDs, could cost of living pressures ease and tensions between the UK's new Finance Minister and Prime Minister in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Bed sores, lost mobility, torn ear: Rest home care 'concerning'
The rest home has made many changes and improvements since the incident.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 10 October, 2022
Sensitive files posted to the dark web, Auckland’s new mayor gets to work and police on the scene in Wattle Downs in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Focus Morning Bulletin: 4 October, 2022
Aged care sector calls out for help, FBoy Island to air despite controversies and police step down after football match stampede in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Final day of DHBs: New organisation in charge of your healthcare from tomorrow
Doctors wait 'with bated breath' to see impact of DHB shakeup
'Health crisis': Healthcare workers flood Toni Street with messages about stretched system
Workers are burnt out, working double shifts and moving to Australia for better pay.
Focus Live: Ayesha Verrall, Ashley Bloomfield host Covid update
New Covid-19 Response Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said alongside Director-General of Health Dr Ashely Bloomfield that lockdowns and border closures would still be a last resort. Video / Mark Mitchell
Healthcare exodus: How much more nurses can earn in Australia
The Australian healthcare sector is offering better pay and other perks.
Focus: Hospitals under 'extreme pressure' as winter ills mount
As hospitals experience "extreme pressure" with "abnormally high" patient presentations, NZ Nurses Organisation co-president Kerri Nuku calls on the Government to act. Video / NZ Herald
Covid reinfection within 90 days rare but possible, new health advice says
Older Kiwis and those with high-risk conditions should remain vigilant about reinfection.
Coroner urges review of hospital transfers after patient's death
The coroner has discovered a series of bungles after Ian Bell's early prostate surgery.
Covid-19: 98 new cases as Aucklanders flock to cafes and cricket pitches
Aucklanders are celebrating their freedoms with community cricket and cafe breakfasts.
Watch: 92 new community Covid cases as Aucklanders grab a beer, hit the gym
There are now 79 people in hospital, including nine in intensive care.
Focus Live: 146 new Covid-19 cases, Omicron ‘not a cause for panic’
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says that the Omicron variant is "not a cause for panic" as NZ experts track its impact overseas. Video / Pool
F&P Healthcare H1 profit down 2%, beats market expectations
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has released its first half result.
Private hospitals start closing their doors to unvaccinated patients and visitors
NZ Private Surgical Hospitals Association boss says more hospitals could follow suit.
Green Cross, PEP withdraw from Tamaki Health deal
Greencross and PEP have withdrawn from a deal to buy Tamaki Health.