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A man arrived at hospital with a sore elbow. He died five days later after having his leg amputated
Health NZ has been found to have failed to ensure a timely assessment and diagnosis.
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'Never felt so unsafe': Starship staff describe cancer ward 'crisis'
Nurses say chemotherapy is delayed when qualified staff are unavailable at night.
Dad blasts Simeon Brown over response to Starship cancer treatment delays
Shaun Todd's daughter had brain tumour surgery and six chemotherapy rounds.
'It shouldn't have come to this': Union hits out at Starship cancer treatment delays
20 cycles of chemotherapy have been delayed over the last four months by up to seven days.
Starship delays child cancer treatments for up to a week amid nursing shortage, Govt confirms
A hospital nurse said the move increases the risk of complications or death from cancers.
'No sense': Outrage over Government order to limit nurse enrolments
The Tertiary Education Commission asked providers to keep nurse enrolments at 2025 levels.
The cancer-reducing vaccine Kiwi women are missing out on
There are 252 schools that haven't given HPV vaccinations to students this year.
Norovirus outbreak impacts three rest homes and hospital ward in Auckland
The National Public Health Service advised the rest homes on management of the cases.
Children in healthy homes 30% less likely to be hospitalised
Researchers analysed hospital data for more than 17,000 children aged 2 to 18.
New Wellington measles case linked to overseas travel
People are urged to check locations of interest for possible exposure.
QE Health site: National to explore new surgery, dialysis centre if re-elected
The $19m health and wellness centre closed in December after going into liquidation.
Irish firm scoops up NZ healthtech business, circles second as it splashes $150m
Dublin player has already bought a clutch of local firms: The factors attracting it to NZ.
Needles rationed amid surge in Kiwis 'experimenting on themselves' with injectables
The increase in needle use is putting pressure on traditional harm reduction services.
Debunking the great myths about NZ private hospitals
OPINION: NZ has always had a mixed health system. Public services have never been enough.
Taxpayers still paying $28.5m to fix Middlemore Hospital leaks
McIndoe houses the emergency department, intensive care and national burns unit.
Meth exposure through breast milk contributed to baby's death
His sister also died a few years earlier after being found unresponsive in a shared bed.
Woman warned hospital staff she felt unsafe with friend. They left her alone with him anyway
The man assaulted his friend in a closed room in Hutt Hospital's Emergency Department.
Legionnaires' disease: 46 South Islanders hospitalised as gardeners warned to take care
Nationwide, 135 of 152 people with Legionnaires’ disease were hospitalised.
Sister doctors being investigated by Health NZ amid claims of bullying
Seven senior medical officers complained about the Wimalasena doctors' conduct.
The group one carcinogen lurking in Kiwi tummies and why NZ doesn’t screen for it
H. pylori causes most stomach cancers, but NZ screening is still some way off.
Calls answered: Health NZ approves more nursing roles for Bay, Lakes hospitals
It comes after Tauranga Hospital nurses declared a state of emergency.
Government secures site for new South Auckland hospital
The 13ha of land have been purchased for $45m from Fisher and Paykel Healthcare.
Editorial: Govt must fund more pathologists to meet screening demand
OPINION: This issue needs to be sorted out promptly.
Fears region's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled
Briefings rated the risk ‘extreme’ and warned of a possible service collapse.
Rare pregnancy condition missed on ‘successive occasions’ before baby Sage died
Coroner Ian Telford found Rotorua Hospital missed vasa praevia on successive occasions.
Health NZ agrees to 24 new nurses for North Shore Hospital after 'nightmare' winter
Health NZ will hire 24 nurses for North Shore Hospital's emergency department.
Multiple rest home failings: Maggots found in elderly woman's leg, another died from infected sores
The retirement village failed in its duty of care to four elderly patients.
Dannevirke hospital 'not capable of providing safe, sustainable inpatient service'
Health New Zealand has frozen admissions while Tararua Health Group recruits staff.
'I felt really lonely': The hidden toll of isolation for Kiwi farm women
'Often we don’t reach out until we’re right on the edge'.
'Glorified starvation': Weight loss drug surge amongst Auckland's wealthy
Some people have accessed KiwiSaver funds for the drugs, a nurse says.