A look at some of the health news and happenings from over the weekend ...

Reserve Force medical specialists including surgeons, nurses and anaesthetists have swapped their usual scrubs for uniforms ...

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When Lucy O’Hagan dragged her best friend out of a toxic relationship, it wasn’t the hero story people might think. The escape was only the beginning ...

The New Zealand Health Plan Te Pae Waenga won’t be signed off by the minister of health until next year, according to Te Whatu Ora. The costed plan, required by the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act, sets ...

The Government is introducing several law changes to better protect people in state care, in response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.

Take Control of Your Diabetes is free-of charge and attendees may be referred by their general practice or they can self-refer, which means they can just book onto the programme themselves. Mr Cox ...

A resident’s rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) have been breached by Elmswood Care Centre (Oceania Care Company Ltd) and a registered nurse, says ...

Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall has today released a report finding a registered midwife breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for ...

A man’s rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights were breached by Waitematā District Health Board (now Health New Zealand|Te Whatu Ora Waitematā) said the Deputy ...

GPs are urged to ensure patients have had their vaccines and boosters, as ‘staggeringly high’ case numbers soar to a record-breaking 41,772 so far this year.

The latest annual data from the national Virtual Diabetes Register (VDR) has revealed a significant increase in the incidence of diabetes in New Zealand, which is well ahead of earlier projections.