ACA Chief Executive Hon. Tracey Martin says, "This is yet another example of hasty, poorly thought-out cost-cutting that unfairly shifts both the costs and the risks - without consultation or ...

The woman’s rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) were breached by Health New Zealand Te Tai Tokerau (previously Te Whatu Ora) for care by multiple staff ...

A man's rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights were breached by Hato Hone St John, and a call handler, said the Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah ...

A woman’s rights under the Code of Health and Disability Consumers’ Rights were breached by a pharmacist when she dispensed incorrect medication, the Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has ...

A Commissioner initiated investigation into patient consent for the involvement of junior medical staff, students and other trainees at North Shore Hospital has found systems weaknesses but no breach ...

As the pressure on after-hours care and rural hospitals grows, new strategies are emerging to support rural communities, ...

Mary Morrissey is manager of the small Family Health practice in New Plymouth and last year became chair of PMAANZ. The ...

Health experts are calling for urgent widespread vaccination to protect our most vulnerable as whooping cough cases in Aotearoa hit their highest levels in five years.

Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management sets out the Government’s overarching vision to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system over the next five years. “To get there ...

The Government has broadly accepted the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care whilst continuing to consider and respond to its recommendations.

The curved geometry of slickenlines from the Alpine Fault’s most recent earthquake indicated it had travelled from the south towards the north. We also found evidence for rupturing in the opposite ...

‘Poster child’ practice Waikanae Health has gone from thriving to surviving as GP shortages and patient demands take their ...