New Zealand'We're not free for everyone'Waitakere Hospital has hit back at an urban Maori authority which urged sick people to avoid expensive after-hours clinics by going straight to the free ED.01 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandHealth workers walk off the jobSome 500 DHB staff have walked off the job today in protest of what they've described as an "over-stretched workforce" that's putting patients at risk.10 Nov 12:38 AM
New ZealandPublic health workers set to strikeHealth professionals are walking off the job in Auckland this week in protest against "an over-stretched workforce unable to meet its patients' needs".08 Nov 07:26 PM
New ZealandDHB apologises after patient's deathA man who was going to the toilet up to 40 times a day and was bleeding from his rectum waited more than four months for hospital investigations for cancer.12 Oct 02:31 AM
New ZealandPatient files lost on busy motorwaySensitive health documents of four dead patients have been spilled on to a busy Auckland motorway.17 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandDHB and nurse fail dementia patientAn 87-year-old Auckland dementia patient's flight from a locked hospital ward has earned a nurse and the Waitemata District Health Board a rebuke from the country's leading health watchdog.24 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandCancer victim died after tests refusedA woman with a history of cancer died, after North Shore Hospital refused to order tests which would have diagnosed bone cancer.01 Oct 06:33 AM
New ZealandChild alcohol abuse up nearly 20pcChildren as young as nine are among hundreds under 16 being treated by specialist clinics for alcoholics and drug addicts in greater Auckland. One-hundred and ninety were treated last year, and that's the tip of the iceberg.27 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandFleas infesting Auckland hospitalsNurses have resorted to wearing human flea collars on their ankles to protect against an infestation of the biting insects at Auckland hospitals, brought in by patients who own pets.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLevy in charge of two DHBsSome central Auckland patients could be treated at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals under a spirit of collaboration, the man now responsible for nearly one million Aucklanders' health has indicated.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHospital apologises for bad treatmentNorth Shore Hospital has apologised for leaving an elderly heart patient in the emergency department for five hours between doctor consultations.05 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandJump in C-section births worries hospitalsOne in every four women giving birth in NZ will undergo caesarean section surgery, with nearly 15pc booking the operation before going into labour.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandDoctor? It's a big job when you're only 4Four-year-old Samantha Hook was offered a fellowship in arthroplasty at North Shore Hospital. Shades of Doogie Howser?24 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandTreasured ring vanishes while patient in theatreIrene Hart says her most painful experience at North Shore Hospital was the disappearance of her late husband's wedding ring while she was undergoing surgery. 20 Sep 05:30 PM
