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'Alternate funding arrangements' possible for big spends in health
Ministers are considering changes in how to manage spending on hugely costly hospital building projects.
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Arts approach to rural mental health in Tairāwhiti
A mental health service that uses mahi toi (the arts) to create culturally safe spaces will reach into rural Tairāwhiti.
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Health system at catastrophe, not crisis - Wairarapa Hospital staff
Health staff at Wairarapa Hospital says pressure on the system can't be called a crisis anymore, it's a catastrophe.
The emergency department and the general ward has been down to just two staff on… Audio
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PNG Govt declares public health emergency in disease-hit Morobe
Papua New Guinea's Health Minister, Sasa Zibe, says a public health emergency in disease-hit Morobe Province will give medical teams more resources. Mr Zibe declared the emergency yesterday, as…
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Cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients' data was stolen identified
It is still not yet clear when all those patients will be told.
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Mental health under scrutiny at Pacific conference
Caring for people with mental health issues has been highlighted in the lead up to the Pasifika Medical Association Conference in Vanuatu.
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Doctors strike as Health NZ pushes binding deal
Six thousand doctors and dentists are on strike until midnight Wednesday, in the hope of better pay and conditions from Health New Zealand. Wairarapa doctor Niels Dugan spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
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Cuts looming for 'critical' public health services: Experts
Public health experts fear critical programmes for disease prevention and detection could be lost or downgraded with looming budget cuts at the National Public Health Service. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
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Chavez in 'fragile' state of health
The Venezuelan government has announced that President Hugo Chavez is in a fragile state of health with increased breathing problems.
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Pacifc nursing shortage a health threat
Audio 21 Feb 2020The Pacific's shortage of nurses has been identified as one of the threats to health in the region. Audio
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Prisoners denied mental health drugs, says lawyer
Both state and Serco-run prisons are denying some inmates with mental health problems access to their prescription drugs, lawyers say.
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Health authorities send notice as whooping cough cases spike
There's been a sudden spike in whooping cough, which has prompted health authorities to send notices out to GPs, hospitals and hauora Maori clinics warning them to be on the look out for the disease -… Audio
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Hawaii health plan will cost lives - Micronesian doctor advocate
The head of a group opposed to Hawaii's new health plan says it's bringing a lawsuit against it in a bid to save lives. The Mircronesian Health Advisory Coalition is...
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Cooks health ministry considers cost cutting to meet Government demands
The Health Ministry in the Cook Islands is looking at ways to meet 10 percent cutbacks demanded by the government. The acting secretary of health, Adi Narayan, says negotiations are...
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Health group offer considered too low
Shareholders in Acurity Health Group have been urged not to accept a partial takeover offer of $6 per share by Austron, because it's too low.
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Lyttelton beaches safe to swim at again after sewage overflow
There was a sewage leak last week in Corsair Bay when a septic tank overflowed after bottles were flushed down public toilets.
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West Coast DHB offering 'virtual' health care
Staff shortages on the West coast have promoted health authorities there to use modern technology to offer virtual visits with specialists.
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Health check ups ordered for American Samoa inmates
American Samoan authorities have ordered health check ups for inmates and improvements to the territory's prison.
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Niue reviews health plan for ebola
Niue is reviewing its response for public health emergencies in case ebola reaches its shores, despite the low risk of the fatal disease reaching the isolated country.
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Health impact small from Fukushima
A United Nations scientific committee investigating the effects of radiation from last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan says the overall health impact appears to have been relatively small.
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Health worker rejects rheumatic fever claim
An Eastern Bay of Plenty Maori health worker has rejected a suggestion that not enough is being done to stop the causes of rheumatic fever.
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Tonga health ministry welcomes NCD efforts
Tonga's Director of Health says the ministry welcomes initiatives from other departments trying to help curb the epidemic of non-communicable diseases in the country.
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Telehealth dealing with increasing serious mental health issues
Telehealth providers are dealing with increasingly complex and serious mental health issues, as dire workforce shortages make it difficult to see a psychologist or psychiatrist in person, Luka Forman… Audio
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Health Minister speaks on broken govt funding promises
Health Minister Shane Reti speaks to Lisa Owen on how long cancer patients will have for the government to deliver on it's broken promise of funding 13 additional cancer treatments. Audio
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Health Minister and DHBs strained after budget blunder
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman was forced to defend his embattled ministry in Parliament today following a major budget blunder which resulted in some DHBs being told to return some money. Audio
