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Change the DHB system – Waikato DHB member
Waikato DHB member Mary-Anne Gill joins Checkpoint live to discuss Health Minister David Clark's criticism of the DHB, which he says isn't performing. Audio
DHB forecast deficit nearly double than last year despite fundi
Despite an increase in Government funding the combined DHB forecast deficit is nearly twice than what it was last year.More worryingly - the Health Minister himself admits that more people face… Audio
Hawke’s Bay DHB used inadequately sterilised equipment
Sterile Sciences Association president Shelagh Thomas says the revelation about inadequately sterilised surgical equipment in Hawke's Bay is "one of the worst things that can happen in a hospital."… Video, Audio
55 Hawke’s Bay patients at risk of infection
Health authorities are investigating how unsterilised surgical instruments may have been used on 55 patients in the Hawke's Bay, exposing them to potentially deadly diseases. Dr Colin Hutchison from… Audio
Medical Council wades into doctors’ dispute with DHBs
Medical Council chairperson Andrew Connolly is wading into the dispute between resident doctors and the DHB over work conditions, saying patients are at risk. Audio
DHB gears up for mass vaccination programme
An emergency vaccination programme targeting a deadly meningococcal strain will roll out in Northland next week - more than six months after the District Health Board first raised concerns about the… Audio
Midwives strike ‘will be difficult for women and their babies’
DHBs spokesperson Jim Green says the midwives' strike will be very disruptive to mothers and babies, and will likely result in inductions and caesareans being postponed. He spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Midwives reject DHBs pay offer, vote to strike
District health board midwives have rejected a pay offer and voted to go on strike later this month. They are planning to strike for two hours, twice a day, every day in hospitals throughout the… Video, Audio
Nurses 'ignored' by Canterbury DHB over sexual harassment
A Christchurch nurse is accusing the Canterbury District Health Board of covering up "rampant" sexual harrassment by patients. In the past three years, the DHB has recorded 137 incidents of patients… Audio
Auckland DHBs may struggle to find new staff - nurses
The nurses union says District Health Boards in the Auckland region may find it harder than others to recruit additional staff in the coming months. Nurses and DHBs on Tuesday settled an ongoing… Audio
Nurses to strike for first time in 30 years
Seventy percent of the country's nurses will strike from 7am tomorrow, after last-ditch talks with District Health Boards ended fruitlessly mid-morning. Audio
Chch Hillmorton nurses assaulted at least twice a week
Acute mental health nurses at Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital are being assaulted by patients at least twice a week, and as often as once a day. Video, Audio
Middlemore's Galbraith building assured safe - Gosche
The new chair of the embattled Counties-Manukau District Health Board has had an extensive first-hand look at the scale of the problems at the crumbling Middlemore Hospital. Many of the hospital… Audio
Southern DHB failed to prioritise patients - commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill says the Southerm District Health Board couldn't cope with demand and failed to prioritise patients, after Southland farmer Kobe Brown's eye appointment… Audio
Power failure latest in Middlemore's problems
Middlemore Hospital's woes continue with revelations that its Manukau Superclinic suffered a major power failure. The DHB was forced to use emergency generators for weeks after one of two high-voltage… Audio
More work to hire caregivers - Oranga Tamariki boss
There are about 500 more children in state care than there were this time last year, bringing the total number above 6000 for the first time. It is a year since Oranga Tamariki replaced Child, Youth… Audio
DHBs under ‘relentless pressure to make surplus'
Three of the country's 20 DHBs say they need $4.3 billion in capital expenditure in the next 10 years. Former chair of NZ's collective DHBs, Peter Glensor, says DHB chairs who raised flags were told… Audio
Nurses, employers meet in new bid to resolve pay dispute
Nurses and their employers will meet today in a new bid to resolve a deep dispute and prevent strike action.Twenty seven thousand nurses and midwives employed by district health boards yesterday… Audio
Middlemore rot: 'It should be demolished, rebuilt'
Severe rot and mould has been found in several buildings at Middlemore Hospital. One of the rotten buildings is the children's hospital and new documents reveal the decay is so bad it is in danger of… Audio
Southern DHB promises not to shut Lumsden birthing centre
The Southern district health board is promising not to shut Lumsden's birthing centre until it resolves a battle over the area's pregnancy numbers. The concession was won at a fiery public meeting in… Audio