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Politicians debate key issues facing NZ’s health system
Some members of the public vented frustration at the event.
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'It's working': Christchurch's $1b-plus precinct drives medtech growth
Christchurch’s Te Papa Hauora is emerging as a $1b health-tech hub.
Doctor says clinic's alleged failure to help dying man a ‘misunderstanding’
Mt Albert doctor Kiran Patel said he was in surgery during the emergency outside.
My worst day in 18 years working at Waikato Hospital
OPINION: Waikato nurse says understaffing left patients waiting in unsafe conditions.
UK health boss says NHS fuelling obesity by abandoning breastfeeding
Only 26% of babies in England are exclusively breastfed at six months.
Man’s mouth ‘shattered into dust’ in e-scooter crash
Scott Kendall suffered severe facial injuries in an e-scooter crash.
'Not our patient': Medical centre refuses help as passersby give dying man CPR
The man died in Auckland despite the efforts of a local business owner and passersby.
'Exhausted': Health workers challenge candidates over 'broken' system
'The wait times are unacceptable and we see people's health deteriorating.'
ED doctor says 'double' the beds are needed: 'Patients in corridors 24/7'
Health NZ says a 'significantly larger' ED is planned in hospital redevelopment.
Lack of funding is main reason 60% of calls not answered, Lifeline says
A review found about half of mental health service calls are abandoned.
Gisborne Hospital ED nurses strike for safe staffing
Gisborne Hospital’s emergency department nurses went on strike yesterday over understaffing on the ward. Video / Zoe Mills
The fierce election battle over NZ's real nursing numbers
The political argument runs the risk of obscuring the truth of NZ's nursing workforce.
‘She wasn't the same girl’: Bullied teen's mum hopes new suicide unit will bring real change
Summer Mills-Metcalf was only 14 when she died.
Middlemore Hospital nurses reportedly asked to work despite calling in sick
Middlemore Hospital nurses say they were asked to work while unwell.
Probe found family medical files, meth history, wrongly handed to son's school
Records included historic meth use and details of a traumatic pregnancy.
No beds available: Man with severe abdominal pain died after delayed ICU transfer
He ended up in palliative care as his organs were failing by the time he got to ICU.
'Far from over': Health NZ bracing for weeks of strain from sickness surge
Pressures on the health system are expected to continue for another three to four weeks.
Prescribe exercise for prostate cancer patients, study says
NHS trial finds exercise protects men with prostate cancer from side effects.
Young man died after allergic reaction to meal at mental health facility
Coroner says curry paste likely caused Riley Brown’s fatal allergic reaction.
GPs got no formal warning before free flu jabs rolled out for under-5s
Some parents face three-week waits as demand surges for children's flu shots.
'She ... didn't come back': A woman went into hospital for a routine procedure – she died soon after
Her son is calling for change after waiting 4 years for an HDC report into what happened.
Flu surge forces hospitals to cancel elective surgeries
Respiratory outbreaks are increasing hospital demand and contributing to surgery delays.
Middlemore Hospital swamped in 'appalling' late-night surge of patients
Staff say flu-related demand left Middlemore Hospital's ED under pressure.
'Exhausted': Gisborne Hospital ED nurses to strike over understaffing
Gisborne Hospital nurses say understaffing is putting patients at risk.
Ministers announce cervical screening will be free from March next year
The Government policy will make screenings free for an estimated 786,000 extra women.
'She'll be right': Couple say baby's death followed negligent care during induction
Hospital staff missed warning signs that the woman's uterus had ruptured.
Whangārei ED hits Code Red daily as worse flu season in a decade hits
Nurses say corridor care and staff shortages are putting patients at risk.
Patients going blind: 36,000 patients overdue for tests amid high demand
The pressure on eye health services has continued to grow as the population ages.
Labour says it will guarantee jobs for graduate nurses, increase recruitment subsidy
It will be paid for from health-cost pressure funding.
Tradie's plea for mandatory asbestos training after terminal cancer diagnosis
'It turns out I've got the worst case ... We hit a wall. My life changed.'