Sarah Dalton

Health workers all over the country - and lots of their patients - have their fingers crossed for a big budget boost. Massive staffing shortages are contributing to huge waits for care - whether it's… Audio

Emergency Department nurses at Whangārei Hospital were so desperate for staff at the height of the flu season, they asked the hospital to bring in army medics to cover shifts.

The request was made in… Audio

There are calls for a shift to specialist medical appointments being sent electronically, following concerns patients are receiving letters too late to get to appointments.Last week we heard how New… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Stressed and overworked - senior and hospital doctors frustrations bubbled to the surface during a heated exchange with the Health Minister at their annual conference this morning. Andrew Little is… Audio

Why does it cost so much to look after our teeth? Audio

Children who need operations in Wellington and the lower North Island will continue to rely on out-of-town surgeons flying in, for another two years.

Specialists say the collapse of paediatric… Audio

Senior doctors are disturbed half of the country has unmet dental needs - demonstrating the extreme demand for free oral healthcare.

A new report has found publicly funded dental hospitalisations… Audio

The emergency department at New Zealand's largest hospital Middlemore has been labelled an "unsafe environment for both patients and staff". This was among the damning conclusions of an independent… Audio

The Nurses Organisation, is calling on its 35,000 members who work in hospitals to turn down requests to work extra shifts next week because of a dispute over how they are compensated for them.

The… Audio

The biggest change to our health system in two decades kick-in today with the establishment of Health New Zealand and the Maori Health Authority.  Audio

Investigations continue into the death of a woman who left Middlemore Hospital's Emergency Department because of long wait times - only to return hours later, critically ill.

Counties Manukau… Video, Audio

A severe shortage of specialists is the elephant in the room when it comes to clearing patient backlogs for surgery and hospital appointments.

That's according to the Association of Salaried Medical… Video, Audio

Senior doctors are concerned about the prospect of returning to work shortly after testing positive for Covid-19.

Auckland Hospital doctors have been told employees could be asked to go back to work… Audio

Panellists Sally Wenley and Scott Campbell discuss a call for the government to declare a health workforce emergency, and restraint of trade clauses. Audio

Unvaccinated health workers may have worked their last day - with the Covid vaccine mandate coming into effect at midnight.

It's as the government announces a booster scheme will start on November 29… Video, Audio

The government this morning announced plans to change the way managed isolation is co-ordinated for health workers, guaranteeing 300 spots a month for the health and disability sector.

Health… Audio