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Two pedestrians injured, one critically, after parked ute shunted into pair
The incident happened after a collision in central Lower Hutt this afternoon.
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Northland mother dies after hospital misfiles thyroid surgery referrals
She was mistakenly discharged from surgery follow-up in April 2022.
Health NZ unsure if private surgery outsourcing offers value for money
Health NZ outsourced 33,032 procedures to 78 providers in nine months. Video / NZ Herald
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.
CPR and four defibrillator shocks: Batter remains not out after surviving cardiac arrest in cricket match
The batter is recovering in hospital after being airlifted in a critical condition.
Two men seriously injured in separate stabbings hours apart
Police were first called to Ross Crescent in Hamilton at about 12.25am.
Rotorua Hospital ED nurses declare state of emergency
The union said a patient had a heart attack after a delay in securing an ED bed.
'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.
Unused Auckland ICU so ready to go it has sheets on beds and working clocks
Two rooms have high-tech resuscitators for babies.
'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.
NZ’s hidden chronic health burden is even bigger than we thought – new analysis
OPINION: Including GP records lifted multimorbidity prevalence from 14% to 31%.
Rising demand: New four- to six-theatre hospital planned for Epsom
It will be in the Gilgit Rd, Epsom campus, which has had a $190m expansion since 2022.
Woman with sepsis deteriorates during 13-hour wait for hospital transfer
The registrar said there were no beds; records showed there were 45 available
'All in this together': Private hospital staff go on strike over pay, living costs
The union and hospital will return to the bargaining table tomorrow.
Starship Hospital nurse warns staff shortages leading to dire consequences
Some cancer treatments have been delayed by up to seven days at the hospital.
'Falling behind': Private hospital staff to strike over pay
The industrial action is believed to be the first in the hospital’s 40-year history.
Medical Council restricts controversial Hamilton doctor from seeing patients
Chris Holdaway cannot consult EDS patients with suspected abdominal compressions.
The lives behind the names: Exhibition remembers 53 nurses killed in Christchurch quake
The nurses represented almost a third of the 185 people killed.
'Stroke of luck': Man counts blessings after suffering major stroke while in ED
'It’s a miracle – we feel so blessed it all worked out,' John Bridge's wife says.
Doctors separate Fijian conjoined twins after mammoth 12-hour surgery
The operation was performed at no cost to the family thanks to a Saudi Arabian charity.
Labour pledges urgent review of hospital wait times, bed shortages
The party says it'll 'make hospitals accountable for getting patients the care they need'.
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.
Pope addresses crowd in Vatican after cancer surgery
His surgeon estimates another 10 days before he is fully recovered.