The commissioner in charge at the embattled Waikato District Health Board says they intend to cut the deficit while also improving services. Karen Poutasi was appointed commissioner by the Health Minister, David Clark, in early May and has three deputy......
Unvaccinated children in Auckland should still return to school today despite the measles outbreak continuing, health authorities say. Counties Manukau is the hardest hit with 23 new cases in the week ending 12 July. About 50 schools and early childhood......
A nationwide groundwater assessment, that for the first time includes testing for the pesticide in Roundup, is now months overdue. Crown research institute ESR does the pesticide survey every four years for participating district and regional councils,......
Auckland District Health Board has admitted a privacy breach involving patient information being texted to other patients' phones yesterday. The health board said there was an issue with their system that generates SMS appointment reminders, which......
A new health clinic in Hamilton has combined western medicine and rongoā Māori to give patients more choice when they walk through the door. From today Tū Tonu will officially be open to the public, and offer both physiotherapy and traditional Māori......
Waikato District Health Board is entering into mediation with the family of a man who died while in compulsory care. A coroner found Nicky Stevens died of preventable suicide after walking out of the DHB's mental health facility. The Waikato DHB,......
Extra stocks of this year's flu vaccine are now available around the country for those who missed out the first time around. One week after the official start of the flu season this year, nearly 1.3 million people had already had the flu jab. But......
Just over 40 percent of people who have contracted measles this year have ended up in hospital. The latest figures from ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research) show 311 cases of the disease have been confirmed this year. One hundred......
