St John has released its Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) Report today which shows that more needs to be done if community cardiac arrest survival rates are to be improved
2.11pm has passed, marking the day, a year ago, when an eruption on Whakaari/White Island took the lives of 22 and maimed dozens more. New Zealand Doctor | Rata Aotearoa spoke to two key doctors leading the fight to save survivors
Health minister Andrew Little plans to meet St John executives soon to “better understand” issues that have been identified as threatening the service’s future
Early last year St John Ambulance requested urgent support from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and ACC because the service was struggling financially. The Coalition Government responded by allocating a one-off fund of $21 million (Budget19) distributed over two years to help with some immediate financial pressures
This weekend, First Union members at St John Ambulance voted overwhelmingly to strike and withdraw their labour, saying that St John has continued to withhold their agreed shift pay, is proposing salary cuts to fully funded jobs, and wants to remove their rosters from the Collective Agreement
The misdiagnosis and undetected injuries Sarah Dean suffered from two car crashes and the experiences of other crash victim are the drivers for her efforts championing a National Road Trauma Centre
A lengthy paramedicine career, five kids and two years into medical school, inaugural Paramedic Council chair Carlton Irving has plenty left to do before saying goodbye to the profession
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