Southern chief medical officer David Gow's confirmed equipment failed in the hospital's cath lab - where vital heart procedures are carried out - last week. He says staff are still waiting on a ...

Plans to cut nearly 1500 jobs at Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora have been met with outrage by health sector leaders.

Health New Zealand has confirmed plans to cut another 1478 jobs, on top of 564 people taking voluntary redundancy.

Protecting pēpi and tamariki through immunisation is one of the best ways to set them up for a healthy future,” Dr. Reti emphasized.

“In the Government’s quest to cut nearly $2 billion from Te Whatu Ora’s budget, they are risking more epidemics, less equitable health outcomes for Māori and Pacific people, and stripping out the ...