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'Extremely crowded': 2000 patients spent 12 hours-plus in Chch Hospital ED as wait times surge
The figures for the first half of the year show a 70% jump.
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'Dangerous gamble': Row over Mason Clinic staffing as nurses reach 'breaking point'
The row is taking place over 35 empty roles at the Mason Clinic in Auckland.
Junior doctors want weekend surgery to keep training in public hospitals
Union says 11 Wellington Hospital theatres sit idle at weekends
Hillmorton Hospital patient threatened PM before murder of Christchurch woman
Letters intercepted at Hillmorton threatened Jacinda Ardern and her family.
'It could cost someone's life': Starship nurses warn of 'immediate' risk to patient safety
The letter to Dale Bramley was signed by 85 nurses from two Starship wards.
Nine children sent to Wellington Hospital after head gasket blew on school bus
The bus was carrying 44 students from Wainuiomata Primary School to Te Papa.
Respected GP comes out of retirement at 78 to help his daughter
She had just two words when he offered to return to the practice she now runs: 'F*** yes'.
Northland mother dies after hospital misfiles thyroid surgery referrals
She was mistakenly discharged from surgery follow-up in April 2022.
The private hospitals cashing in on public surgery contracts – and how much they're getting
Health NZ outsourced 33,032 procedures to 78 providers in nine months.
One referee on nurse's CV did not exist – but she got the job anyway
Questions were soon raised about Nashida Ali's competence and reliability.
Regional rehab gap: Just 40% referred within three weeks in MidCentral
The three-week referral rate fell to 70.7% last year, from 73.2% in 2021.
The health election: Big promises, but who can actually deliver?
OPINION: Health policies must be judged on delivery, not promises.
The Kiwi doctor who gives MDMA to dying strangers
He is searching for more people with cancer to take part in the first New Zealand trial.
Pace of government digitisation 'real cause for concern' – Manage My Health inquiry
AI could amplify existing health-sector vulnerabilities, the report warns.
Health NZ opts for universal subsidy over free HIV drug consultations for Māori and Pasifika
The pilot will be available to all eligible people accessing PrEP consultations
Minister says Health NZ should 'follow the law' and 'co-operate' on hospice workers' stalled pay equity claim
Health NZ has denied its involvement, saying it is not a party to the pay equity claims.
'Belief in Tauranga's future potential': Willis Bond to develop new $80m private hospital
A new private hospital will have five operating theatres. Tauranga Hospital has eight.
Surge in people injecting peptides prompts Health NZ needle exchange kits
Health NZ handed out 2300 kits to 190 pharmacies in six weeks.
Unused Auckland ICU so ready to go it has sheets on beds and working clocks
Two rooms have high-tech resuscitators for babies.
Distressed patient discharged, overdoses in hospital carpark
A therapist has slammed health authorities for discharging her client from Tauranga Hospital while they were experiencing mental distress.
Calls for Health NZ to pull 'horrendous' BMI from B4 School checks
Plunket nurses measure a child's height, weight and BMI before they start school.
'It blows my mind': Distressed patient discharged, overdoses in hospital carpark
The patient's therapist has laid a complaint with the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Millions spent, no one to work there: Waitākere Hospital's empty new ICU
Waitākere’s six-bed ICU has no staff, operating budget or opening date.
'I'm all right but ... ': The surprise concern bugging voters in this election campaign
Everyone in our Voice of the People survey said 'cost of living' – but mostly for others.