On Tuesday 10 August the midwives’ union MERAS – Midwifery Employee Representation and Advisory Service, will strike for eight hours in support of their wage claims
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of a woman with lymphoma - cancer of the white blood cells
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a rest home in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to systematically investigate and critically think about a woman’s symptoms, leading to painful cellulitis in the woman’s legs
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
The level of underfunding of Māori Primary Healthcare provided ‘by Māori’ has finally been calculated in a ground-breaking 66 page document released to the Crown today
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) stands in solidarity with Midwifery Employee Representation and Advisory Service (MERAS) members’ strike action
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Media release from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation
More than 2.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date (to 11.59pm on 8 August). Of these, 1.38 million are first doses and 820,000 are second doses
Specialist vape retailers say the introduction of new laws restricting the sale of most e-liquid flavours this week will significantly reduce underage access to the products
Testing of the crew of a container ship, the Rio De La Plata currently at sea off the coast of Tauranga, has confirmed 11 of the 21 crew on board are positive for COVID-19
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