Health

Shortfall: Doctors warn fees will need to rise

Primary health providers are rejecting Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora's increase of four per cent to core general practice funding. They say the government... Read More

Motocross accident: Casey determined to walk again

Bay of Plenty gym owner Casey Brady is 'determined” to walk again. The 31-year-old was left paralysed from her lower chest down after a motocross... Read More

Clogged EDs: People urged to seek alternatives

Health authorities in the Bay of Plenty are urging people to seek alternative healthcare following a high number of people coming to BOP hospitals that don't... Read More

Radio station run from CFS/ME sufferer’s bed

Working from home is the dream for many. Others don't have a choice. Housebound music enthusiast Bradley Simmonds from Ōmokoroa - who suffers from chronic... Read More

Restraint and force in disability support

The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner is calling for stronger oversight of the treatment of disabled people living in care, after a report revealed disturbing... Read More

Leptospirosis project launched to raise awareness

Rural Women New Zealand is once again joining forces with Massey University to help raise awareness and funds to combat leptospirosis. 'Leptospirosis is a... Read More

800 faults as hospital scanning tech struggles

Hospitals across the central North Island are struggling to overhaul unstable medical scanning technology, with the number of faults rising from 30 a year to... Read More

Hiring freeze: Frontline hospital roles unfilled

Medical jobs are going unfilled as part of a crackdown on hospital recruitment, despite Te Whatu Ora Health NZ saying otherwise. RNZ has heard from multiple... Read More

Furious father claims child almost electrocuted

A father says his three-year-old daughter is lucky to be alive after nearly being electrocuted by an extension cable. Following Herald inquiries, the product... Read More

Youth vaping research expands to Pāpāmoa

A significant research project by Eastern Institute of Technology addressing the youth vaping epidemic has expanded beyond its initial Hawke's Bay focus. Following... Read More

New guidelines to keep hospitals safe from fire

In a first for the country, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has worked collaboratively to develop fire engineering design guidelines specifically for public... Read More

Deadline missed for placing graduate nursing roles

Health NZ Te Whatu Ora has missed a self-imposed deadline it gave for placing graduate nurses into the hospital system. In June, nursing union The New Zealand... Read More