Latest from Waitemata DHB

Lockdown mums left frightened, alone in hospital with calls for help unanswered

Medication wasn't given on time or was left out of reach, the women say.

Women who gave birth in lockdown felt 'abandoned, alone and devastated'

"I cried the whole night," one new mother said of her hospital stay.

Parents who decline vaccinations for kids - highest/lowest regions revealed

A Covid-19 vaccine information campaign will start this month.

Revealed: Costly car parking - how your hospital compares

How does the cost of car parking at your hospital compare?

Foreigners responsible for $68.5m of hospital debt

Health minister says "it is the cost of being a compassionate country".

Vision loss, harm to newborn, cancer diagnosis delay linked to Covid-19 disruption

DHB reports show some patient harm incidents related to Covid-19 restrictions.

Two suspected suicides in four days: Review slams DHB's mental health unit

Grieving step dad says report makes grim reading. Board let unit "drift".

'I felt disgusting': Woman sexually assaulted by 'fake doctor'

"I remember waking up feeling groggy, and there was a man sitting at the end of my bed."

'No way' Oranga Tamariki allowed to take babies from hospital

The Waitematā DHB said babies would not be removed from mothers on its hospital grounds.

Hospitals stocktake paints dire picture

Many areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.

Big read: Which DHBs could prioritise Māori and Pacific patients

Nearly half the country's DHBs are considering the change, or will make it.

Covid testing gaps not rest home's fault: Aged Care Association

Ministry told health boards to only test those who had symptoms.

Covid questions: What your hospital did to get ready, and what comes next

Waikato DHB doubled ICU bed capacity. Nelson Hospital's entire renal dialysis unit moved.

Auckland DHB debates prioritising Māori and Pacific patients: 'Covid gives us a big-bang opportunity to reset'

Covid a 'big bang' opportunity to reset health system, says board chairman.

Inside a deadly Auckland cluster: Did shoddy gear leave staff exposed?

Some DHB staff sent into the rest home raised concerns about PPE.

Hospital investigation finds nurses infected after PPE issues

Waitematā District Health Board launched an investigation after its first Covid-19 case.