Karen Brown

Cash-strapped district health boards face more tough financial decision-making in the wake of a major pay deal. Audio

Prison nurses failed to give pain relief to two inmates in serious distress, with one of the cases so bad that the jail may face legal action. Audio

A study published today suggests that one in eight women in this country suffers from depression during pregnancy. Audio

Auckland City Hospital is full and today postponed some non-urgent surgery as it manages many patients with winter illnesses. Audio

Pressure is mounting on the Government to say when it will begin extending screening for bowel cancer to the whole country. Audio

Junior doctors say extra money is urgently needed so that hospital emergency departments can to deal with a growing workload. Audio

Figures released by the Labour Party show that 90 thousand people who need non-urgent surgery have been sent home from hospitals without being treated. Audio

If you think that flu is hitting harder this winter than last, you'd be right. The latest statistics on the flu this year shows flu this season is far worse than for the past two winters. And… Audio

Doctors and nurses say bullying is pervasive and there 's a culture of fear in public hospitals. In a survey by the Resident Doctors Association out today, six hundred doctors spell out the problems. Audio

Legal action may follow over a disabled man who died in a fire after he was locked in a house unsupervised while his caregiver went to buy food. Audio

A study published today says the survival of New Zealand men with advanced prostate cancer is bleak and much worse than in comparable countries. Audio

An elderly man bled to death on the operating table as a junior doctor stood there with his hand in the wound, after the surgeons gave up. Audio

A large district health board may require staff who refuse to have the annual flu jab wear surgical masks in clinical areas of the hospital. Audio

Providers of home support services for more than 100 thousand New Zealanders say they are going broke and need help urgently. Audio

Pharmacies in Waikato are delivering free flu jabs to older people this winter in a New Zealand first that has raised hackles with doctors. Audio

Under pressure to make inroads on obesity, the government today launches its flagship programme to prevent New Zealand becoming the fattest nation on earth. Audio

A report into the health risks posed by asbestos to Canterbury home-owners during the rebuild says there's unlikely to be an increased risk of cancer. Audio

The public health watchdog has found many serious failings in the care of an intellectually disabled man who was pinched and hit, told to clean the toilet, and left alone in front of the TV for long… Audio

District Health Boards are coming under increasing pressure to release surgical league tables. Audio

Men with advanced prostate cancer are being offered an expensive new drug that will extend their lives by about five months. Audio