Nurses
Politicians, journalists rated NZ's least trusted figures
Research NZ's latest survey asked Kiwis to rate their trust and confidence in a number of occupations and professions. The news is good for emergency service workers, but not so good for… Audio
Union worried over nurses in both hospitals, quarantine hotels
The Nurses Society is raising alarm bells over some members working in public and private hospitals - while also doing extra shifts in quarantine and managed isolation facilities. Geneva Healthcare… Audio
Today is international nurses day, aged care nurses underpaid
Today is International Nurses Day with aged care sector nurses in the spotlight. Rhonda Sherriff joins the show, she's a member of the New Zealand Aged Care Association Nursing Leadership Group and… Audio
Professor Peter Doherty: No Covid-19 magic bullets yet
We're still hearing about patient trials of the Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine for treatment of Covid-19 patients, but Nobel Prize-winning professor Peter Doherty says neither option is shaping as… Audio
Sir Michael Morpurgo: Covid-19 will leave us a kinder world
Sir Michael Morpurgo believes that once the Covid-19 pandemic is beaten, the world will be a kinder, more compassionate place. The War Horse author joins the show to discuss the pandemic and the light… Audio
Lives at risk from lack protective gear for medics
There are major concerns across medical circles about the lack of Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment for hundreds of frontline staff - and warnings to District Health Boards that this could cost… Audio
Are retired doctors and nurses returning to work?
The Medical Council and Nursing Council are the organisations charged with accelerating re-certification and re-registration of doctors and nurses offering to return to the frontline. Kathryn talks… Audio
The Kiwi living in an Italian Covid-19 danger zone
Last week, Jackie Miller joined the show for our Calling Home segment, where she told listeners about her lifestyle in the Liguria region of Italy. Seven days later she is living in a Covid-19 danger… Audio
Calling Home: Mike Hall in Mozambique
Mike Hall is a pilot for New Zealand aviation company, Airwork, and has recently been on a humanitarian mission in Mozambique following the Cyclone Idai disaster. Audio, Gallery
With Them Through Hell
The First World War caused the largest global mobilisation of people the world had ever seen and for New Zealanders the distance traveled was especially significant. But it wasn't just soldiers that… Audio, Gallery
Resthomes losing nurses to better paid hospital jobs
Resthomes say they are exhausted by the constant struggle to find nurses to replace those they lose to better paid jobs in public hospitals.
Hospitals would struggle in event of disaster - nurses' union
MPs have been warned that public safety is being put at risk because many nurses can't afford to live within walking distance of hospitals. Audio
Survival mode: Why some rural emergency services are under threat
Insight - Rural GPs and nurses are thin on the ground and the pressure on those trying to provide life saving emergency help is even more evident over the summer. Tess Brunton explores if they can… Audio
Staff shortages in aged-care sector leading to poor care of elderly
Workers in the aged care sector believe staff shortages are leading to inadequate care for the elderly, according to a survey carried out by unions working in the sector. Nearly 1200 workers from the… Audio
Mental health nurses say CDHB bosses are ‘out of touch’
About 50 mental health nurses met with Canterbury DHB bosses today, after two nurses were attacked within one week. Some of them told Checkpoint reporter Logan Church their bosses are simply out of… Video, Audio
Caring professions
Britain will need maybe 51,000 more nurses by 2021, a figure complicated by Brexit, reports the Independent today. We have trouble getting and retaining teachers, nurses, early childhood staff… Audio
Waikato DHB nearly $2 million deeper into deficit
Filling nursing gaps has pushed the Waikato District Health Board deeper into the red to the tune of almost $2 million.
Nurses warn Health Minister that violence is worsening
Nurses are warning that violence in hospitals is rising, saying some of them have suffered permanent brain injuries after being physically attacked on the job. Audio
Waitematā health board doubles Māori workforce
The Waitematā District Health Board has doubled the number of Māori nurses in three years and is set to double its entire Māori workforce. Since 2015, the number of Māori staff members at the DHB has… Audio
Nurses 'ignored' by Canterbury DHB over sexual harassment
A Christchurch nurse is accusing the Canterbury District Health Board of covering up "rampant" sexual harrassment by patients. In the past three years, the DHB has recorded 137 incidents of patients… Audio
