Preparations are being made to ensure life-preserving services are maintained if nurses and other healthcare professionals take strike action on July 5, as scheduled.
All day talks yesterday between the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and district health boards failed to resolve the ongoing contract dispute, leaving the possibility of a day-long...
Peter Crampton, the outgoing University of Otago pro-vice-chancellor of health sciences and dean of the Otago Medical School, had big plans when he took over the roles seven and a-half years ago....
New Zealand needs to recognise and protect its health professionals, the University of Otago’s outgoing pro-vice-chancellor of health sciences Peter Crampton says.
The French rugby team arrived in Dunedin tonight and - two nights before their game against the All Blacks at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday - found themselves faced with another black-clad team.
A sharp decline in the number of people being diagnosed with HIV is encouraging, but it is too early to say whether that represents any sort of trend, scientists say.
New Zealand's health system is adept at dealing with individual issues but has made less progress in tackling long-standing or complex problems, a new report says.
Has the ongoing review of privacy legislation missed an opportunity to clear up the tangled web of rules covering private health information, Health reporter Mike Houlahan asks.
Elder abuse need not be as dramatic as violence acts or theft — it can be as simple as ignoring someone who is lonely, a residential care facility manager says.