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Fears region's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled
Briefings rated the risk ‘extreme’ and warned of a possible service collapse.
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Are healthcare workers obligated to help you during a medical emergency?
Doctors and nurses should offer emergency help, weighing safety and competence.
Dannevirke hospital 'not capable of providing safe, sustainable inpatient service'
Health New Zealand has frozen admissions while Tararua Health Group recruits staff.
The 'backlog pile': Cancer specialists warn of five-week delays for results
Pathologists are calling on the Health Minister to urgently boost its workforce. Video \ Jason Dorday
84yo dies from head injury days after suffering three falls in respite care
The HDC found staff missed several chances to identify his falls risk.
Dementia patient lost 10kg after hip fracture, HDC faults care home, orders apology
The HDC found Kumeū Village Rest Home failed to provide reasonable care and skill.
Telco out, hospital in: Six operating theatres for Smales Farm block
Where the telco One NZ once was at Smales Farm, a private hospital will soon open.
Cultural safety has become a political test for health professionals
OPINION: A Treaty framework will not set a broken bone.
'Glorified starvation': Weight loss drug surge amongst Auckland's wealthy
Some people have accessed KiwiSaver funds for the drugs, a nurse says.
ADHD rule change 'not thought through sufficiently', GP warns
Researchers say New Zealand needs a consistent and affordable assessment pathway.
‘I feel like I’m being gaslit’: Mum fights for daughter’s disability funding
Remi needs round-the-clock care, but her family receives less than $10,000 a year.
Whānau sought help for troubled grandson before he fatally stabbed his grandmother
But the help never arrived for Tremaine Hati, and Maria Morgan was soon dead.
Dannevirke hospital pauses new patient admissions as Health NZ seeks staff
Doctors have stopped referring patients amid concerns about unsafe care.
Trust given $1m for mental health cafe stripped of charitable status
However, Te Kupenga Net Trust has appealed and 'continues to operate lawfully'.
Hokitika man spends 500 nights away from home for medical treatment
Rānui Apartments offers rural patients a place to stay during treatment.
Health NZ AI partner Heidi raises capital at unicorn valuation
The co-founder answers the AI critics.
Privacy Commissioner puts Manage My Health, Health NZ on notice after data breach
Manage My Health has until August 2027 to strengthen security controls.
Why are we waiting for frailty and ageing to become a healthcare crisis?
OPINION: Bed block is trapping frail older people in hospitals and driving up costs.
Editorial: The risk of perimenopause becoming the health diagnosis du jour
OPINION: Unacknowledged for years, it is now recognised as a significant condition.
'Set up to fail': Damning review of cervical screening finds new test led to delays in cancer diagnosis
The review warns the system was 'set up to fail the women we are providing care to'.
Alzheimer's research shifts towards prevention and earlier treatment
Blood tests and new drugs could improve Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment.
A man walked home after falling from a scooter – he left hospital as a tetraplegic
The 69-year-old man became tetraplegic after a spinal fracture displaced on the CT table.
ADHD is over-diagnosed, say UK doctors
Seven in 10 GPs in Britain believe adult ADHD is over-diagnosed, a survey finds.
Whangārei Hospital ED in Code Red seven times longer this July than 2025
A Labour candidate said the system was in crisis and more staff were needed.
Whanganui ED patient turnover hits almost seven times capacity
Whanganui Hospital's emergency department reached 253% capacity during a winter surge.
IV vitamin C, health coaches and nutrients: What’s in NZ First’s health policy
The plan also includes efforts to reduce GP burnout.
Nurses say Whanganui ED hit 680% capacity, Health NZ disputes figure
The NZNO says overcrowding and staffing pressures are putting patients at risk.
Another spike in flu cases may yet come, leading GPs warn
Influenza B could fuel a second wave despite the severe winter outbreak easing.
How New Zealand can build a world-leading health system
OPINION: Better funding, digital tools and workforce reform could transform healthcare.
Health NZ employs 4826 more internationally trained nurses than in 2021
Nursing leaders warn the shift could affect care as local graduates miss out.