Doctors

In part one of four conversations, four black women in New Zealand share their experiences of carving out careers for themselves in New Zealand to becoming leaders in their own fields - from… Audio

The National Party has revived its promise to create a new medical school focused on delivering doctors for rural communities. The party had started work on the idea when it was last in government… Audio

A countrywide shortage of doctors means people are facing weeks-long delays to secure appointments. In the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau, two doctors from an already-stretched workforce have recently… Audio

The results of the first survey of staff at Te Whatu Ora since its establishment last year reveal only just over half believe the merger will improve the health needs of the community. The survey was… Audio

The Health Minister's claim that recruitment of doctors and nurses is going "incredibly well" has suprised some in the industry.

Last night on Checkpoint Dr Ayesha Verall said across the course of… Video, Audio

Welsh born, Matt Morgan is an intensive care doctor, researcher and author, currently working in Western Australia. Dr Morgan says we can look to nature to provide valuable lessons and solutions to… Audio

The health workforce doesn’t reflect the patients that it serves. It’s one of the reasons some people get much sicker - and die earlier - than others.

In part three of RNZ's In-Depth investigation of…

The health system is under massive strain, and the new entity tasked with fixing it says workforce shortages are at the top of its list.

But a month into its new existence Health NZ - Te Whatu… Audio

Emergency medical clinics in Wellington are being swamped with patients due to a surge in winter ills, meaning some are waiting hours to be seen.

Checkpoint has been reporting on a health system… Video, Audio

Checkpoint has recently been reporting on the GP shortage that's forcing some of you to travel hundreds of kilometres to see a doctor or in some cases wait months to get enrolled in a local clinic.

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Surgeries around the country have been called off and appointments cancelled as tired and frustrated allied health workers strike for fair pay.

Allied health workers include the health staff who are… Video, Audio

On Monday the Ministry of Health issued a statement advising that of the 20.000 swabs taken in Auckland, about 80 to 90 percent of those who turned up didn't need to.

Royal NZ College of GPs Dr Bryan… Video, Audio

Daily new Covid-19 case numbers are rising in Auckland. The Ministry of Health's worst case scenario could see a peak of 5300 Delta cases a week next year. And that is just in Auckland and the… Video, Audio

Pasifika GPs on the front lines of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak say they're facing burn-out.

The frontline workers helping protect Aotearoa from the virus say they're overworked and exhausted and… Audio

A controversial law dubbed the 'Heartbeat Bill' has come into effect in the US State of Texas this week after the Supreme Court did not respond to an emergency appeal by abortion providers. The… Audio

Pay talks between senior doctors and district health boards have stalled. The doctors say the DHBs are too focused on the bottom-line, instead of those providing clinical care. RNZ's health… Audio

An internationally-recruited doctor formerly based in provincial New Zealand, talks about professional isolation and racism that she and others like her face. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio

The Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand and Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa have just released a report on the experience of Māori doctors training in Aotearoa. Jesse speaks to Dr. Rachelle Love and Dr… Audio

On the Panel this morning are Josie Pagaini and Louis Houlbrooke. They look at guns, how much exercise we're getting, the success of the vaccine rollout in New Zealand, housing policy changes, and the… Audio

The public and doctors hope general practices will be cheaper and easier to access once health reforms take place.

The government has announced a major shake up to the country's health system, with… Audio