Around 2,500 ambulance officers who work for Hato Hone St John will commence a withdrawal of labour tomorrow, and rallies will be held in several locations around the country
FIRST Union ambulance officers are confirming new strike actions and pushing back against incorrect and misleading claims by St John and politicians about recruitment and staffing levels
An ambulance call-handler who incorrectly entered critical details regarding a teenage girl’s condition during an asthma attack failed to provide an appropriate standard of care, the HDC has found
Hato Hone St John paramedics left a patient unassessed, undocumented and having to find his own way to the hospital despite being urged by his GP to get to the ED immediately
As of January this year, Aotearoa New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest
National MP Shane Reti’s moonlighting trips helping out as a ride-along ambulance observer and visitor to EDs have prompted a political neutrality reminder note
The New Zealand Air Ambulance Service is singing the praises of a messaging app it has recently rolled out so its teams can interact easily and securely with hospital medical teams and other health providers
The New Zealand Air Ambulance Service is singing the praises of a messaging app it has recently rolled out so its teams can interact easily and securely with hospital medical teams and other health providers
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management