Counties Manukau District Health Board
Superbug found in two patients at Middlemore Hospital
Some wards at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital have been declared a transmission risk area after a superbug was found in two patients there.
MOH CEO sends ‘strong message’ to DHBs following audit
Ministry of Health chief executive Ashley Bloomfield says embarrassing audit findings concerning the embattled Counties Manukau District Health Board have not been swept under the carpet, but there… Audio
Claim of unauthorised, excessive spending at Counties-Manukau DHB
National MP Jami-Lee Ross has used parliamentary privilege to claim an audit has found hundreds of thousands of dollars of unauthorised and excessive spending at Counties-Manukau DHB.
Quake-strengthen cost to one Middlemore building starts at $70m
Engineers have told Middlemore Hospital it will cost more than $70 million to get its maternity ward building to a point it's not earthquake prone.
New DHB head gets first look at hospital building issues
The new chair of the South Auckland district health board has had an extensive first look at the scale of building problems at Middlemore Hospital. Audio
Former, current Ministers had general warnings about Middlemore
District health boards in Auckland and Northland warned the current and former health ministers about the poor state of hospital buildings in the region.
Middlemore Hospital: Three more buildings of 'high concern'
The extent of the Counties Manukau District Health Board's building woes is even worse than first thought.
Counties Manukau DHB says it's not monitoring rotting walls
The Counties Manukau DHB says it's not monitoring rotting walls at Middlemore Hospital because of advice that it's not necessary.
Hospital rot: Health Minister has frank words for DHB
The extent of the leaky and rotting buildings at Middlemore Hospital was not revealed to the current or former Health Ministers.
Hospital rot: Health Minister demands answers
The Health Minister is demanding answers from South Auckland health bosses after they failed to tell him the full extent of the leaky building crisis at Middlemore Hospital. Audio
Mouldy Middlemore Hospital: Health Minister issues please explain
Counties Manukau District Health Board was first alerted to the problems six years ago but David Clark was only told about one of the four buildings that have dangerous mould. Audio
DHB wants staff to take voluntary redundancy
Counties Manukau District Health Board plans to offer staff voluntary redundancy as part of its plan to manage health services within its level of funding. John Campbell investigates. Video, Audio
Dr Lester Levy: health's most powerful appointee
Dr Lester Levy now leads all three Auckland DHBs - covering around a third of the country's population. He talks about why so much power has been vested in him - and what he intends to do with it. Audio