More than 5000 senior hospital doctors and specialists have walked off the job for an unprecedented 24-hour strike in protest ...

Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to ...

Health New Zealand has confirmed it will slash hundreds of IT jobs - about a third of all roles. Consultation on its proposal ...

NZAC President Sarah Maindonald says every child without a social worker is a child left without a safety net. “The longer the delay, the more harm is done emotionally, mentally, and sometimes ...

Council of Medical Colleges Chair Dr Samantha Murton says medical specialist colleges support updating workforce regulations to improve the regulatory system but the direction signalled by the ...

Specialty Trainees of New Zealand (STONZ), a union representing Resident Medical Officers (RMOs), supports today’s strike action taken by Senior Doctors (SMOs).

“We’re seeing some standout improvements across the country. In Tairāwhiti, coverage at 24 months is up 12.7 per cent. The West Coast also saw a 12.7 per cent increase, with Taranaki up 5.4 per cent ...

Access to urgent healthcare on weekends will be restored in Tairāwhiti this Saturday (3 May 2025) with the launch of a new service, Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced.

"These cuts are dangerous - they threaten patient care and ignore the risks of sensitive patient information falling prey to cyber-attacks," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public ...

NZWIM recommends a collaborative approach to future reforms, aligned with the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022, to create a unified regulatory framework that strengthens public safety, centres ...

“Physician associates are not the answer to a health system under pressure. We need to focus on growing Aotearoa New Zealand’s own health workforce” Dr McCay said.

The Government is backing four new community-based Whānau Ora commissioning agencies to ensure whānau with significant needs continue to benefit from the best possible support services. Whānau Ora ...