Health
Could a real-time register help prevent the spread of headlice?
Cases of the scalp-suckers appear to be rising- with subsidised prescriptions for treatments up 27% - but there's no real way to know how many cases there are or where they might be. Health… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 2nd September 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith join Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and discuss the Paralympic phone scandal. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 2 September 2024
On today's episode, the King's Council - Tekau Ma Rua will meet tomorrow with iwi leaders to discuss the criteria for selecting the next Maori monarch, New Zealand's detention watchdogs have sounded… Audio
GPs warn business model is unsustainable
General practice doctors are warning its business model is unsustainable - as nine out of 10 clinics say they're having to increase their fees. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners… Audio
Concerns over ongoing harm of mokopuna in youth justice system
New Zealand's detention watchdogs have sounded the alarm of the ongoing harm mokopuna are experiencing in the youth justice system. Chief Children's Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad spoke to Charlotte… Audio
GPs 'in crisis' - and patients paying the price
Nine out of 10 family doctors plan to increase their fees, if they have not already just done so.
Waikato Hospital patient waits over a month for cardiac surgery
A patient at Waikato Hospital says he has been waiting more than a month for cardiac surgery and has been told it might be at least another three weeks away. The Coromandel man spoke to Natalie… Audio
Majority of GPs increase patient fees
Nine out of 10 GPs plan to increase patients' fees if they haven't already. GenPro, which represents the owners of general practices says its survey of members highlights the crisis in primary care… Audio
Te Whatu Ora backtracks on toast ban
Te Whatu Ora seems to be backtracking on a move that would have seen new mothers in the capital miss out on toast post-labour. Community midwife in Wellington Suzi Hume spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Heart attack patient waits more than a month for surgery
Norm Davies needs a triple bypass - but five weeks on, when he will get one is still unclear.
Outcry after hospitals denies new mums toast and tea after labour
Hundreds of Wellington residents have piled on to social media to call for tea and toast to be put back on the menu of the city's maternity wards.
The highest senior medical officer vacancy rate in New Zealand
Doctors say it is the result of years of under-investment, and now exacerbated by recent hiring restrictions and budget cuts.
Three people die each week from preventable overdoses - report
Three New Zealanders die from accidental drug overdoses every week, with the number continuing to rise, new research shows.
'Budding' venture demystifies medicinal cannabis
What started as a museum has bloomed into New Zealand's only comprehensive cannabis prescription service - but not everyone is supportive.
Health staff walk off the job amid recruitment concerns
Hundreds of nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, students and administration staff walked off the job on Friday.
26 year old on waiting list for residential care for 5 years
The financial shake up at Whaikaha has also left families of those with disabilites desperately seeking residential care, feeling hopeless. Spending on residential care has been frozen while a rapid… Audio
Family of man with severe disabilities lost ability to plan future
The parents of a man with severe disabilities said they've lost the ability to plan for his future thanks to changes in the way his care is funded. Their advocate said the situation is cruel and… Audio
Gisborne has highest senior doctor vacancy rate in NZ
Over 30 senior doctors have written to MPs and Te Whatu Ora calling for urgent action over staff vacancies in Gisborne with claims some patients are going blind waiting to see the hospital's only… Audio
The final word on how to pop a pimple
A dermatologist lays down the law on how to deal with pimples. Audio
Half of people tasered suicidal or mentally ill: Research
Mental health advocates say the use of tasers on people in crisis is an indictment on a health system which has left police as the default emergency responder. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
