Care workers’ unions take Health NZ to court over travel costs as petrol prices soar
Support worker Kerris Adlam lives on Great Barrier Island, where the price of petrol had reached $4.50 a…
HDC finds Health NZ Wairarapa breached care of woman who fatally deteriorated from sepsis
Six months later, she reported a flare-up of symptoms and was given another prescription of topical cream. A…
Concerns Iran war could hold up cancer care – Simeon Brown getting advice as helium supply, crucial for MRIs, put under pressure
“I’ve asked for advice in relation to helium, how much is used and what impact the war in…
Bupa operating profit jumps 52% to $76.7m as retirement village and care home revenue climbs
Pre-tax profit doubled from $32m to $63m. Bupa has 35 retirement villages and 40 care or geriatric homes…
Māoriland Film Festival: South Auckland caregiver turns trauma into short film, Dawn
“I woke up to that police knock, which everybody knows. It’s that very specific police knock,” she tells…
Waterware manager Jeremy Croxford ordered to repay $59k in bonuses and leave after ERA case
Croxford had been working for the bathroomware and plumbing company for 25 years and in 2012 was promoted…
Fertility Associates apologises after embryos go missing at Auckland clinic
“Despite not having all of the definitive answers, we provided immediate transparency to the impacted family as soon…
Out of sight: How safe are NZ elders in care?
The CCTV footage from the corridor of the upmarket Auckland retirement village dementia unit is grainy, glitchy and…
Northland youth worker sentenced for assaulting child in his care
On that occasion, the whānau were cleaning the house and the child was told to clean his room.…
Kuwait rolls out mental health care in 75 clinics nationwide
Kuwait Health Ministry adds electronic leave to smart fingerprint system. KUWAIT CITY, March 11: The Ministry of Health…
State liaison working to lower health care costs at UVM Medical Center
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The University of Vermont Medical Center is spending up to $15 million to improve…
Labour asks Govt to exempt abuse in care survivors, people in hardship from MSD debt law change
The legal reforms are not connected with the compensation payments that abuse in care survivors will receive as…