Karen Brown

Doctors say the health of thousands of poor children living in Porirua City north of Wellington is under threat because of a lack of free after-hours care. Audio

District health boards say a landmark pay deal that will give 43 thousand of their workers a two percent pay rise, will stretch them financially. Audio

Despite the straitened financial times, unions representing tens of thousands of health sector workers seem set to agree to a two percent pay deal with their district health board employers. Audio

A medical conference in Wellington has been told that a leaner, meaner accident compensation regime could lead to demands for a return to the right to sue. Audio

A public private partnership will allow hundreds of women who have been waiting years for reconstructive breast surgery get the procedure done. Audio

Hutt Valley District Health Board is increasing the number of delayed breast reconstructions it can perform for women who have had breast cancer, thanks to a new partnership with the private sector. Audio

The Labour Party says cancer screening services and public health activities around the country will become casualties of staffing cuts at the Health Ministry. Audio

For the first time, the Ministry of Health has released league tables that rank the performance of the country's primary health organisations. Audio

The Ministry of Health has released league tables ranking the effectiveness of the 80 Primary Health Organisations for the first time. Audio

The chief executive of the Ministry of Health is denying he was forced out by the Health Minister. Audio

The head of the Ministry of Health has announced today that he's to step aside later this year, sparking widespread speculation within the sector that he's been forced out. Audio

Health authorities plan to try out a new type of hospital worker with the aim of easing pressure on surgeons. Audio

The Health Ministry has widened its investigations into spending by its former chief nurse, Mark Jones, after discovering he spent 12 hundred dollars of taxpayers' money chartering a yacht. Audio

While the two cabinet Ministers who used their credit cards for personal spending keep their jobs a disagreement over travel and expenses claims appears to be behind the sudden and unexpected… Audio

The outspoken Whanganui Mayor, Michael Laws, says the Whanganui District Health Board and neighbouring MidCentral DHB intend to merge, and it's all about cutting costs. Audio

The senior doctors' union says Southland District Health Board's decision to merge with Otago DHB is disappointing and shows the gap between managers and those at the coalface. Audio

A surgeon has been reprimanded after a foul-mouthed outburst against a morbidly obese woman who asked him about gastric bypass surgery. Audio

A high proportion of family doctors in Auckland believe they're still getting incorrect lab results back on their patients, months after the controversial change to a new provider of all community lab… Audio

A large number of Auckland GPs believe they're getting incorrect lab results from the city's new provider of community lab tests. Audio

Some cancer patients are facing longer than normal waits for treatment and staff in Wellington and Palmerston North are under stress because of a shortage of cancer specialists. Audio