Wednesday 30 June 2010, 6:08pmCheck this out for a superb piece of bureaucratic idiocy
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 1:09pmFormer Bundaberg Hospital surgeon Dr Jayant Patel has been found guilty of the manslaughter of three patients and the grievous bodily harm of a fourth patient.
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 1:08pmHypertension increases among children, putting them at risk of heart attack, stroke in adulthood
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 1:07pm…“The payment system doesn’t finance the kind of resources we need to take care of the 20 percent of Medicare patients who use 80 percent of resources…
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 1:06pm… "The justices on Monday denied an appeal from the Golden Gate Restaurant Association of an appeals court ruling upholding the program's requirement that employers help pay the bill or give their workers health coverage…
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 1:05pmGPs from abroad who have not been trained properly and cannot speak English to an adequate level must be prevented from treating patients in the UK, a British Medical Association conference has been told.
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 1:04pm"Death by a thousand cuts" is how mayor Ross Dunlop yesterday described the situation at Hawera Hospital. And he has accused health bosses of a lack of commitment to keeping the hospital going.
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 12:05pmThousands of medicine-related problems which require a patient to be admitted to hospital can be avoided when pharmacists intervene to correct mistakes, according to a new study.
Wednesday 30 June 2010, 12:04pmThe men and women who put out fires, perform CPR, fly our planes and chart our medications are the professionals we need to trust- and we do.
Tuesday 29 June 2010, 2:42pmThere are major deficiencies in the way hospitals provide artificial nutrition to sick babies and adults, an inquiry has found.
Tuesday 29 June 2010, 2:42pmAshburn Clinic deputy medical director Dr Stephanie du Fresne and business manager Lindsay Smith say changes are needed to make Ashburn viable. Photo by Craig Baxter. Dunedin's Ashburn Clinic is losing nearly 10 full-time equivalent staff, combining two inpatient wards and mothballing a hostel to make up a $900,000 funding shortfall.
Tuesday 29 June 2010, 2:41pmStakeholders and the public have until July 2 to make submissions on the future look of Primary Health Organisation’s (PHOs), and how primary care is delivered in Hawke’s Bay
Tuesday 29 June 2010, 2:41pmSome pregnant women on the West Coast of the South Island may need to relocate to Christchurch, because only limited specialist obstetric and gynaecology cover will be available for the next month.
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:16pmThe most common - and under-diagnosed - genetic disease in humans just may be a cause of the worst form of macular degeneration, Medical College of Georgia researchers report. They are pursuing a link between hemochromatosis, which results in iron overload, and the wet form of macular degeneration…
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:15pmFootage from Parliament
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:14pmYou mentioned that several hundred more jobs may go from the state sector. Areas that look like they could be under pressure are ACC and IRD, are these areas where you would expect more jobs to go from?
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:12pmCapital and Coast District Health Board clinicians have also called for a review of how painkillers are dispensed following a report showing a trend of ...
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:11pmIslamic groups and politicians condemn the hotline as 'colonial' and warn organisers they risk reprisals
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:11pmGP leaders, unions and healthcare experts have called for a comprehensive shake-up of NHS funding that pays trusts on the basis of population need rather than activity.
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:10pmGPs have been plunged into agonising decision-making over whether to close hospital A&E units and health centres, as ministers said they now had 'shared responsibility' to decide them where the NHS axe will fall.
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:08pm$137-million program to be implemented without tax hikes, health minister says
… “It’s kind of like finding a ticket to a Lady Gaga concert,” Mr. Falcon told a news conference in White Rock earlier Thursday announcing the program. “It’s a big, big challenge.”…
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:08pmFolole Muliaga's family are to sue over the mother of four's tragic death.
Legal papers are to be filed at the Auckland High Court seeking financial redress from Mercury Energy and Middlemore Hospital regarding Folole's death, which came after power was cut to her Mangere home in 2007.
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:07pm…Corrections minister Judith Collins is expected to announce this week that a 12-month preparation plan will be rolled out that should see all prisons go smoke-free by July next year.
Monday 28 June 2010, 3:04pm... BMA conference tables seven motions against public funding of 200-year-old 'unscientific' practice
Friday 25 June 2010, 11:36amHealth watchdog attacks food industry in hard hitting report but is dismissed by the government as having over-reached itself
Friday 25 June 2010, 11:35amAfter the deaths of five infants, California health authorities declared an epidemic of whooping cough
Friday 25 June 2010, 11:20amSeveral studies show that fathers are now struggling just as much — and sometimes even more — than mothers in trying to fulfill their responsibilities at home and in the office.
Friday 25 June 2010, 11:18amOil exploration plans in eastern Russia are a serious threat to critically endangered gray whales - only about 130 animals left and only 20 breeding females.
Friday 25 June 2010, 11:16amAfter two lacklustre performances, finally a win for England's footballers. The secret? A pre-match beer, says the manager.
Friday 25 June 2010, 11:15amProstitution is illegal in virtually all Pacific Island countries. But this has not stopped it from growing. In addition to locals, foreign sex workers from Asia are now visible in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
Thursday 24 June 2010, 3:50pmBill Gates and Warren Buffett are among those signing up to the greatest private donation in history
Thursday 24 June 2010, 3:50pmState Police say a former employee of a Saranac Lake medical practice stole more than $100,000 from the business.
Thursday 24 June 2010, 3:49pmExclusive: The Government is to make it mandatory for GP practices to join federations in a new health bill being finalised by ministers.
Thursday 24 June 2010, 3:48pmGPs are set for three pay freezes in a row, after the Government announced a two-year pay freeze for all public sector staff earning more than £21,000.
Thursday 24 June 2010, 3:36pmIf the findings of a tiny Philadelphia company hold up, doctors would for the first time have a reliable way to diagnose Alzheimer’s in patients with memory problems.
Thursday 24 June 2010, 3:29pmThe King of Tonga, George Tupou the 5th, is set to receive nearly 200 percent more from the state in the coming financial year.
Thursday 24 June 2010, 3:29pmPacific Island countries and territories now have initial funding and resources to make a difference on the epidemic of non-communicable diseases affecting the region. How they are progressing will come under close scrutiny at a major regional conference in Fiji this week.
Thursday 24 June 2010, 2:31pmThe health service in England has been told to find up to £20bn of savings by 2014 - the equivalent of 5% of its annual budget.
Wednesday 23 June 2010, 11:51amWhat anesthetists really get up to...
Wednesday 23 June 2010, 10:40amMonarch's £7.9m annual budget has been frozen since 1990 with chancellor adding civil list will be overseen by public bodies