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A last-ditch attempt at mediation between striking lab workers in Wellington, the South Island and Hawkes Bay and SCL Group has failed to end the industrial standoff

Community laboratory testing is expected to grind to a halt in some regions this week as lab workers in Wellington, the South Island and Hawke’s Bay go on strike from Wednesday

A listed provider of primary care for older adults has started a new contract this month with aged residential care and retirement village operator the Selwyn Foundation 

Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora are about to review applicants seeking to run a new rural after-hours telehealth service designed to take pressure off general practices

A law change allowing ACC to pay out for maternal birth injuries was expected to benefit up to 28,000 women a year but the number of claims is lower than predicted

Reporter Stephen Forbes was in Auckland to catch the latest health IT news and hear the first major multiparty health debate of the election season

The number of claims processed by ACC’s Concussion Services team has surged 62 per cent since 2019, with the agency paying out on 14,758 concussion-related claims through the team in the year to June

Ten per cent of New Zealand European/Other youth aged 12 to 25 were on an antidepressant in 2022, compared with 6 per cent in 2019

ACC has develpoed new guidelines and promotional material on its Recovery at Work scheme, aiming to make it easier for doctors to assess injured patients

Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora are about to review applicants seeking to run a new rural after-hours telehealth service designed to take pressure off general practices