Waikato District Health Board
Waikato DHB replaced with commissioner
Health Minister David Clark has replaced the Waikato District Health Board with a commissioner. That has one member worried health services will have to be cut if a ballooning deficit is to be… Audio
Wife of House of Shem founder waiting for apology from DHB
The wife of a man with terminal cancer who was kicked out of a Waikato Hospital ward says she's yet to receive a formal apology - three months after the incident.
CEO CV checks
The disgraced former chief executive of the Waikato District Health Board got the job despite being fired from a job in Canada. Geoff Plimmer of Vitoria University explains if CEO applicants CVs… Audio
Face masks for fighting flu under review at Waikato DHB
Waikato District Health Board could drop a contentious policy requiring un-immunised staff to wear a mask when treating patients.
Waikato DHB loses accreditation to assess water
The Waikato District Health board has lost its accreditation to assess drinking water safety because it lacks competent staff. The country's accrediation agency IANZ says the DHB is chronically short… Audio
Waikato DHB loses water-testing accreditation
The Waikato District Health board is to continue checking Waikato's drinking water, even though it has lost its official accreditation to do the testing. The country's accreditation agency IANZ says… Audio
Waikato DHB chair Bob Simcock resignation 'too late'
It follows an investigation into the expenses of former CEO Nigel Murray, who racked up expenses of more than $200,000 over the past three years. But board member Dave McPherson says it took too long.
…'Action' threatened if DHB spending report not released
A Waikato DHB board member says if the board doesn't release a report into spending by its former chief executive today he will take "action" to make sure it comes out. Audio
Former MP warned health board over CEO
Former Labour MP Sue Moroney says she warned the Waikato District Health Board about its overspending CEO before he was hired. Audio
DHB board chair won't resign over spending
The chair of the embattled Waikato District Health Board is refusing to resign over excessive spending under his watch.
Waikato DHB refuses to release spending report
The former Waikato District Health Board chief, who resigned amid a spending controversy, racked up $218,000 in expenses during his three years at the DHB.
Waikato DHB fails doctor training accreditation
Waikato District Health Board risks losing its ability to train first-year doctors, after failing an accreditation review.
New medical school to boost rural doctor numbers
Waikato University has announced plans to create a new medical school, aimed at getting more doctors to rural and provincial areas.
Waikato DHB to review Bremner's care before he killed
The Waikato District Health Board will review its care of Ross Bremner, who went on to kill three people and himself after undergoing treatment at the DHB. Audio
Waikato DHB's mental health inspection overdue
The father of a patient who died under the care of the Henry Bennet Centre in Hamilton says an inspection of the Waikato District Health Board's mental health services is overdue - but doesn't go far… Audio
Inspection of Waikato DHB’s mental health service
The Government is reviewing Waikato District Health Board's mental health services after several people have escaped and a recent case of fraud. Audio
Masks could be compulsory for hospital staff who refuse flu jab
Staff at Waikato District Health Board who refuse to have their annual flu jab could be made to wear surgical masks in hospital clinical areas. Audio
DHB may require unimmunised staff to wear surgical mask
A large district health board may require staff who refuse to have the annual flu jab wear surgical masks in clinical areas of the hospital. Audio
No high fences for a mental health unit
Putting up higher fences to stop mental health patients getting out won't be happening at a Hamilton unit with a history of escapes because doctors think it's a backwards step. Audio
Father says inquiry into Bennett Centre is well overdue
The Waikato District Health Board has ordered an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of their mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio