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Latest from Waitemata DHB
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Air-ambulance transfers unavailable for days
DHB chief executives warned patients could come to harm, documents reveal.
Preschooler's teeth removed after delay
Apologies have been given after the serious adverse events.
Guns and gangs: 147 people shot in Auckland in four years
Police are pleading for the public to take a stand against gun violence.
Cancer patient moved from private hospital room to make way for inmate
Furious partner speaks out after cancer patient pushed from her room for prison inmate.
Two unborn babies die after mothers catch measles
Auckland Regional Public Health Service to give an update on Auckland's measles outbreak
Auckland DHB maternity shakeup?
Changes would mostly affect women on the North Shore and in West and South Auckland.
Five of the country's DHBs post record annual high suicide figures
Waitematā, Waikato, Whanganui and Capital Coast DHBs all posted new record numbers.
NZ Post staffer confirmed with measles, as outbreak grows
Customers warned phone lines closed; emails, inquiries via website and Facebook delayed.
Measles warning for travellers from Los Angeles to Auckland
Fears loom, as total number of measles cases rises to 616 in Auckland.
Auckland measles 'epidemic': Another 39 cases overnight
New measles cases being confirmed every day as city teeters on an epidemic.
Outbreak: 126 cases of measles in 8 days
More than half of all cases are in South Auckland.
Large Auckland school confirms measles case
An email from principal Steven Hargreaves was sent to parents and caregivers on Friday.
Tragic death: Patient died searching for Taylor Swift
The man's grieving mother does not blame unit staff for her son's death.
Measles outbreak: Disease spreads to average of eight people a day
An average of eight people a day are being diagnosed with measles in Auckland.
Junior doctors ignored seriousness of patient's condition
Waitematā DHB missed several opportunities causing delays to critical surgery.
'I look five months pregnant': Patient pleads for treatment
'I've been putting up with this pain since March and they just keep sending me home.'
Measles outbreak: 1555 more Auckland babies immunised
The Auckland measles outbreak forced the age limit for the first dose to be lowered.
Legionnaires death; 14 months on, the grieving continues for Auckland widow
New research has discovered legionella misdiagnosed as pneumonia in 2/3rds of cases.
Logjam: Busy hospital 'short of 100 carparks'
University students have been asked to not take up spots meant for visitors.
Commuters blamed for new street park charges outside North Shore Hospital
The Waitemata DHB was expecting the parking charges to take effect 'mid year'.
John Tamihere: Why Lime's rollout is tough to swallow
Comment: Denying public input on deploying scooters is alarming given health risks.
The huge expense of going to the dentist: Kiwis resort to DIY on their teeth
The Health Minister says there is "huge unmet need" in oral health.
Medics' desperate effort for patient's life-saving transplant
A remarkable story of teamwork secured Finau Veikoso her transplant.
Junior doctors' strike starts today: What you need to know
From 7am tomorrow hospitals nationwide are without 3300 junior doctors for 48 hours.
Patients waiting up to 12 months for heart ultrasounds
DHB says meeting the wait time target continued to be a challenge due to demand
Urgent review called for: Serious concern over preschool checks
The Before School Check is offered to every child after they turn four.
Sick, hurt get vouchers to exit ED: 'Paying people to go away'
Last year the cost to Waitemata DHB was almost $100 a voucher.