Andrew Little
No city emergency departments meeting treatment target - Health Minister
No big city hospitals are meeting their target for treating emergency department patients within six hours.
A report into Middlemore Hospital described the emergency department as "dysfunctional,… Video, Audio
Health Minister responds to scathing report on emergency department pressure
There's yet to be any word on what action - if any - the government will take in response to a scathing report on the state of Middlemore Hospital.
A review into the death of a woman after she left… Audio
Health Minister on plan to increase GP workforce
The government has revealed details of a package to get more medical graduates training to be General Practitioners.
And a large North Island health provider's patient details have been accessed and… Audio
Health Minister on Pharmac funding new medicines
Two new medicines are set to be funded by Pharmac, potentially affecting tens of thousands of patients.
A proposal released this morning would fund Spinraza, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy… Audio
The Week in Detail: Greens and Games
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Health Minister keen for foreign workers in weeks, not months
The government's unveiled a plan to recruit thousands of health workers, including international doctors and nurses, into Aotearoa's struggling hospitals, GP clinics, aged care and beyond.
Health… Video, Audio
Health Minister responds to doctors' claim 'catastrophic collapse' coming
Doctors are demanding health officials and the government face up to what they're calling a staffing crisis.
They say their pleas for help have gone unheeded, and now they're facing a "catastrophic… Audio
Government considering wider access to flu shots - Andrew Little
The government is considering widening free access to flu vaccines to help the health system which is struggling, not even one month into winter.
GPs in Counties Manukau offered free visits over the… Audio
What's the answer to GP shortage? Health Minister responds
Checkpoint has recently been reporting on the GP shortage that's forcing some of you to travel hundreds of kilometres to see a doctor or in some cases wait months to get enrolled in a local clinic.
… Video, Audio
Health Minister says Nurses Union not doing enough
The Health Minister's taken a swipe at one of the main nurses unions accusing it of failing to do its bit when it comes increasing wages. Nurses Organisation members were set to vote on a gender pay… Video, Audio
Health system under severe strain during winter illnesses
Multiple waves of winter illness are washing over a health system already under strain, and now the fight is on to keep clinicians heads above water. Dunedin Hospital is closed to visitors, Hawke's… Video, Audio
Health Minister attends 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva
The World Health Assembly has convened in Switzerland - the organisation is marking its 75th anniversary in Geneva. And there, representing New Zealand is our Minister of Health Andrew Little - and he… Audio
Health Minister on $11b spend on health sector
Health was a centre piece of the budget - capturing more than eleven billion dollars in funding as the Government presses ahead with its plan to replace DHBs with a centralised health service.
Health… Audio
Hutt community leaders determined to keep hospital in the area - Andrew Little
Uncertainty continues to surround the future of the main building at Hutt Hospital near Wellington, and the services it provides.
The seismic rating of the Heretaunga Block is 15 per cent of the new… Audio
Health Minister details $100m boost for mental health services
The government's promising to take some of the pressure off child and adolescent mental health services as part of a $100m Budget 2022 spend over four years.
It includes $27m for community-based… Video, Audio
Budget: $100m to mental health and addiction services
The government has made more pre-budget promises - this time committing $100m to specialist mental health and addiction services.
The money will cover community based crisis services, enhance… Audio
Health Minister responds to 'flabbergasting' nurses visa decision
Nurses are flabbergasted they are excluded from a new fast track pathway for residency.
Highly skilled workers including doctors, scientists and engineers will be able to apply for residency within… Audio
Health Minister details plan to fix surgery waitlist blowout
The government's introducing a 'high-powered task force' to tackle the issue of ballooning waitlists for hospital operations and appointments.
There are 27,000 people who've been waiting four months… Video, Audio
Emergency drug approvals overseas making it hard to see what to fund here - Little
The Health Minister says emergency cancer drug approvals overseas are making it difficult to identify which medicines New Zealand should fund.
The Cancer Control Agency released a report today, which… Audio
More details on major health shake up
The government has revealed more details on its major shake up of health services.
Minister Andrew Little has announced plans to create up to 80 local offices - the first nine in Otara, Hauraki… Audio