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Finger pointed at councils over cyclists' safety
A new study suggests cycling safety is lagging behind cycling promotion.
Resthomes losing nurses to better paid hospital jobs
Resthomes say they are exhausted by the constant struggle to find nurses to replace those they lose to better paid jobs in public hospitals.
DHBs accuse junior doctors' union of misleading its members, public
District health boards are accusing the junior doctors' union of making statements in public and to its members that are inaccurate and misleading and or deceptive. Audio
Junior doctors' strike a 'concerning situation' for stressed senior doctors
Some senior doctors are calling for an end to the row between junior doctors and district health boards, saying each strike is more damaging to patient care and is unacceptable.
Ministry had been warned of bowel screening botch-up
The Ministry of Health was warned four years ago about a risk that people would unknowingly miss out on a bowel cancer screening programme, but did little about it until late last year.
More than 500 failures in hospitals in the past year
Public hospitals reported more than 500 adverse events in the past year, including cases relating to maternity and cancer.
A call for action, not another review
"The moment the eye is taken off monitoring mental health resources, services and people suffer," the first Mental Health Commission chair tells Jess McAllen. Comments
Prostate cancer patients face wildly varying wait times
Some prostate cancer patients are waiting up to five months for surgery, a national snapshot by RNZ based on official figures shows.
Northland DHB shortfall 'absurd' - College of GPs president
It will be New Zealand's most vulnerable patients who suffer over Northland's capped funding increases, the College of GPs president says.
Coleman reveals $117m national DHB deficit
The Health Minister says DHBs face a combined deficit of $117m for the year, higher than had been expected. Audio
Northland DHB withholds annual report over funding
The Northland DHB is refusing to submit its annual report to the Ministry of Health unless it gets more funding. Audio
Doctors plead with ministry over Canterbury DHB cuts
Doctors want the Health Ministry to stop demanding deficit cuts at Canterbury District Health Board, saying it cannot be done without cutting services. Audio
Whanganui DHB boss resigns
Whanganui DHB chief executive Julie Patterson is stepping down in October.
Thousands fail to vote for DHB members
More than 70,000 Aucklanders left their district health board voting pages blank or voted incorrectly in recent local body elections.
DHB member joins call for national mental health inquiry
A district health board member is joining calls for a national inquiry into mental health services, following questions about Ross Bremner's care. Audio
Call for Māori staff to curb cancer rates
Māori health providers say more Māori medical staff are needed if the woeful cancer rate is to improve.
