Karen Brown

The Government has today announced new appointments to four district health boards in a move to force greater collaboration between them. Audio

A review into the death of an Auckland patient from abnormally low blood sugar levels says there appear to have been a number of missed opportunities to intervene to prevent the death. Audio

Groups representing family doctors and others are sitting on cash and investments worth more than 115 million dollars, money that's meant to be being spent on community health programmes. Audio

The Central North Island town of Ohakune is about to farewell the man who's been its sole family doctor for almost forty years. Audio

Auckland health chiefs have been told it will take at least three months and more taxpayers' money to fix problems with the region's hotly debated community medical testing services. Audio

Aged residential care providers are labelling as nonsense a move that could see resthome residents having to leave the facility to have blood tests done in the community. Audio

Auckland doctors are being invited to discuss the change in how community medical testing is provided amid ongoing disquiet about the service. Audio

The Government is to spend up to 10 million dollars on a major shake-up of the administration of public health. Audio

The Government is set to today announce whether it will go ahead with a major shake up of the Health Ministry. Audio

The Minister of Health raised questions months before the change to the Auckland medical testing system but was told by officials he had no power to formally intervene. Audio

Doctors say Auckland health chiefs should set a deadline for new firm Labtests to improve its testing service, and be prepared to take action if it doesn't. Audio

Auckland health chiefs are expected to announce today that they're giving part of the contentious community medical testing contract back to the firm that originally provided the service. Audio

The Government says that from today rest homes will be subject to random spot audits under a two-month pilot project that will be rolled out permanently in January. Audio

There's considerable support from sector groups for a proposed major restructuring of the health sector, but with some weighty reservations. Audio

Auckland firm Labtests has bowed to pressure and will pay some doctors to take blood from patients. Audio

Health officials believe up to a quarter of all New Zealanders have had swine flu. Audio

Health Authorities are warning to prepare for a second wave of swine flu. Audio

The firm running community medical testing in Auckland says mischief-making and petulance by a small number of people is behind news that five of his staff lack registration to work in this country. Audio

Auckland district health boards say they played a major role in the change of leadership at the embattled community lab testing firm Lab Tests. Audio

Labtest's Australian parent company has admitted they did not consult with Auckland's clinicians enough before rolling out its community medical testing. Audio