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'Stretched' health system 'getting quietly worse' - striking anaesthetist
He says he works 'well in excess' of his contract and the hospital faces staff shortages.
Shane Te Pou: Pay the doctors what they're worth
OPINION: One in eight senior doctor positions are currently vacant in New Zealand.
Health Minister Simeon Brown: Getting healthcare patient-centric and back to basics
OPINION: For the first time in years, the focus is back on patients, not bureaucracy.
Opinion: 'Serious financial pressure' – hospices need a financial lifeline
OPINION: Under the current system, hospices won’t be able to meet this demand.
Opinion: Kiwis deserve a national action plan for endometriosis
OPINION: Too often, those with endometriosis feel unheard or dismissed.
Opinion: Making sure the health sector doesn’t mark its own homework
OPINION: Safety and quality will always be a priority for everyone working in health.
'Heartbroken': Healthcare assistant photographed man in coma, shared with others
The healthcare worker, who knew the patient, also shared his medical information.
Doomsday clock ticks closest ever to midnight
The clock symbolising how close humanity is now at 89 seconds to midnight.
How Kennedy has worked abroad to weaken global public health policy
New York Times: He has spent years abroad undermining key international health policies.
Whooping cough epidemic declared NZ-wide
It comes after case numbers spiked in May, June, July and again in September.
Fears for nurses' safety and inflation expected to fall | NZ Herald Update 16 October 2024
Fears for mental health nurses' safety as police step back and Stats NZ expected to announce fall in inflation. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
'It's really nasty': Health officials bracing for whooping cough outbreak
Health officials are bracing for a whooping cough outbreak, with newborns most at risk.
Infections cost system and Government may intervene over airport | NZ Herald Update October 15, 2024
The Government may intervene after Wellington City Council's airport shares decision and Sir Cliff Richard plans New Zealand shows. Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images
'I got to have a life': The kidney donation that changed a young woman's world
Helotu Kofe was 19 when she was told she needed a kidney to live - her brother stepped up.
Dunedin march against ‘broken promise’ as new hospital project faces massive cuts
Broken promises and accusations of a government backtrack have fuelled a protest that is expected to draw thousands in defence of Dunedin’s new hospital project. Video / NZ Herald
Brave Daisy Nicholl chats and plays despite missing a third of her skull
Three-year-old Daisy Nicholl had the missing part of her skull replaced this week. Video / Supplied
Opinion: 'Can no longer bear to patch people up' - retiring doc's fix for failing health system
OPINION: The medical workforce is burned out, retiring early - and increasingly giving up.
Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins address the state of NZ's health system
Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins speak about the state of NZ's health system following the death of a patient at Rotorua Hospital. Video / Mark Mitchell
Five visits, no doctor in-person: Waiheke resident ‘anxious’ over healthcare
It comes as Waiheke Island's only after-hours clinic abruptly closed last Friday.
My topical steroid withdrawal journey
Years of using topical steroids have resulted in a painful withdrawal journey. Video | Brodie Stone
GPs warn of primary care collapse in New Zealand
A group representing GPs has issued a bleak assessment of the state of primary care in New Zealand. Video | Corey Fleming | Ben Dickens
Man died after junior doctor botched chest drain procedure
The patient did not provide informed consent for the doctor to perform the procedure.
What you need to know about Mpox
The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. Video | Corey Fleming
Three Canterbury men hospitalised after swallowing metal bottle tops
All victims were men and one suffered a 10mm gastric ulcer.
Families desperate after ‘miracle' eczema cream forced off shelves
About 193,000 children in NZ have eczema, which is more prevalent in Pasifika and Māori.
Opinion: How to drain the swamp of vape stores and protect teenagers
OPINION: Establishing robust limits on proximity, density could drain vape store swamps.
Man with lung condition dies 40 minutes after 'unsafe discharge' from hospital
Patient in his 80s was still struggling to breathe and had no proper care plan in place.