Health

Christchurch Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) is asking people to seek medical treatment elsewhere - unless it's life-threatening - as it struggles to cope with an influx of patients.

The man's mother, who is his welfare guardian, made two complaints to the HDC about care he had received.

The man was at the end of a progressive, debilitating neurological disease, and was assessed to not be expected to survive beyond four months.

A doctor breached three codes after a botched surgery resulted in a man being left with one lung, a new report says.

The in-depth survey of 20 young people aimed to find out whether or not they wanted tighter vaping regulation to phase out nicotine.

Ongoing concerns about the lack of midwives in remote areas has led to a call for spouses to be given job opportunities too.

Funding to train this year's intake of nurse practitioners is yet to be confirmed, even with the training for 121 people getting under way last week.

Sociologist and best-selling author Martha Beck shares how she curbs her own off-the-charts anxiety.

Is once a week wash enough? Or should you reach for a clean towel daily? The down and dirty on the fluffy fibre. Audio

A hīkoi has been held in Whakatāne to protest the closure of the area's obstetrics unit, 'chronic understaffing, poor management and a dysfunctional health system'. Audio