Doctors
NZ doctor petitions World Medical Assn to change Physicans Oath
New Zealand doctor Sam Hazledine has been collecting signatures to encourage medicine's governing body, the World Medical Association, to work doctor welfare into its oath. Video, Audio
Junior doctors who didn't strike give opposing view
A junior doctor who did not strike says proposed changes to the doctors' roster could interfere with their medical training, and don't address all of the reasons why her colleagues are dangerously… Audio
Junior doctors - prepared to strike again if necessary
Junior doctors says some colleagues did not strike because they were threatened with career retribution. We speak with two who did- Dr Sam Holford and Dr Courtney Brown. Audio
Both sides in doctors dispute claiming all going well
RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown says one day into the junior hospital doctors' strike, hospitals appear to be coping well. Audio
Health Minister says strike won't compromise life-saving care
Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman says he is confident people needing urgent care will recieve it despite 48-hour junior doctor strike. Audio
Junior doctors strike begins this morning
Junior doctors have walked off the job at hospitals around the country in a strike against punishing rosters. Our health correspondent Karen Brown has the latest. Audio
DHBs defend their negotiating tactics with doctors
District Health Boards have defended their negotiating tactics with senior doctors saying their union is taking advantage of pending junior doctors strike. Ron Dunham, the head of Lakes DHB and the… Audio
Senior doctors and DHBs in standoff over covering strike
Senior doctors union defends its negotiating stance as it argues with district health boards over how much specialists should be paid to cover striking junior doctors. Audio
Senior doctors clash with DHBs over strike cover pay
Senior doctors who are expected to take up the slack when junior hospital doctors walk off the job tomorrow are arguing with district health boards over how much extra they should be paid. Audio
Hospital doctors strike, saying hours are unsafe
Junior doctors go on strike for 48 hours a fortnight from today.They are demanding safer rosters and safer hours. All 20 district health boards will be affected. Audio
Junior doctors to strike over long hours
Junior doctors are planning a nation-wide 48-hour strike, over what they say are dangerously excessive work hours. Video, Audio
Public hospital Doctors strike - but DHBs "mystified"
As resident doctors around the country announce strike action over working conditions, the DHBs they work for say they're mystified by the union's claims and have tried to fix the issues. Alex Ashton… Audio
DHBs employment chair responds to planned strike
DHBs respond to the announcement that doctors will strike over their working conditions. Julie Patterson, speaks to Checkpoint on behalf of the district health boards. Video, Audio
Doctors to strike over working conditions
More than 3000 doctors across the country will strike for two days, in protest of working conditions including hours and shift-patterns. Audio
Advocate says time to end right of passage shifts
Junior doctors are voting on whether to strike. The Resident Doctors Association's Deborah Powell says there long hours and tiredness are putting their patients at risk. She says the long hours are… Audio
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Overworked doctors 'falling asleep at the wheel'
The long shifts worked by resident doctors are putting them and their patients in danger, warns the organisation representing the doctors.
Half of senior doctors suffering burnout - survey
A survey by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists suggests half of senior doctors and dentists are suffering physical, mental and emotional exhaustion. It was carried out by Dr Charlotte… Audio
Family doctors seek millions more for better community care
Family doctors say millions of dollars in extra funding are urgently needed if fees are to remain affordable for patients. Audio
GPs hope for Budget funds to improve sector sustainability
Family doctors say millions of dollars in extra government funding are needed to ensure GP fees remain affordable. Audio