Hospitals and Healthcare

New Zealand has no legislation, nor a national strategy, explicitly addressing or policing accessibility to digital health tools.

Quality mental healthcare requires more than training clinicians. They also need to be supported to implement their knowledge in the therapy room.

There are fears an exodus of health workers is on the horizon with a new advertising campaign trying to lure more Kiwis across the ditch , amid a backdro

A new “Māori-friendly” screening tool to identify early dementia in Māori is being launched on Tuesday at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

Health experts are appalled as the new government plans to repeal the policy to fund tax cuts.

You know it’s going to be a long day when you can’t find a car park.

The argument that private healthcare relieves pressure on the public system is misleading. Private care profits from failures of the public system and patients’ desperation for timely treatment.

Nearly 5000 New Zealand nurses have registered to work in Australia since August.

Immigration might be making it easier for doctors to enter New Zealand, but if the licensing process doesn’t change we still risk losing much-needed skills to other countries.

OPINION: Between our wealthiest suburbs and our poorest, injustice can be measured in life expectancy.

OPINION: The reform are designed to deliver a people-centred, equitable, accessible and cohesive service that will be nationally planned, regionally delivered, and locally tailored. So are we there yet?

New Zealand’s healthcare policies for migrants generally rate highly, but women and children with a migrant background still experience language barriers, systemic racism and lack of support.

Transtasman lag has doubled since 2012, figures show.

The Māori Health Authority is gone, but a law remains that puts primary focus on reducing health inequities – meaning the government may struggle to bridge the gap between rhetoric and policy priority.

The model for an end to tobacco had been pushed for decades by New Zealand's Indigenous people.

Taranaki hospitals have made big inroads into the nursing shortage with the number of nurses needed now in single figures.

Has greater awareness of mental health issues also caused more people to interpret milder forms of distress as something worse? Better understanding of mental health disorder in general might help.

Given six months to live, Shane Gibson has spent 35 years with a ticking time-bomb.

New Zealand’s acute mental health facilities are not fit for purpose. Although many inpatients are grateful for medication, they lament the lack of access to psychologists and therapeutic activities.

If we want people with complex care needs to prioritise their health, cutting patient fees, providing flexible hours and paying attention to their social circumstances would be a good start.

"I really don't want to leave New Zealand because I really love this country."

The risk of serious disease outbreaks among NZ children is now very real. Some childhood immunisation rates have dropped from about 80% in early 2020 to 67% by June 2022, and as low as 45% for Māori.