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Samoan Anesthesiologist And Physician Appointed Vice Dean Of ANZCA's Faculty Of Pain Medicine
Fri, 10 May 2024 10:05:45 +1200 | Pasifika Medical Association Group
In a momentous stride forward for both the field of pain medicine and Pacific communities, Fuimaono Satualafaalagilagi Dr Leinani Aiono-Le-Tagaloa has been appointed as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA (Australian and New Zealand College ...More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Address Relentless Kidz First Admissions
Thu, 9 May 2024 13:17:07 +1200 | Middlemore Foundation
Given the pressing need, Dame Valerie and the Middlemore Foundation have raised the campaign target from 10,000 to 15,000 pairs of pyjamas this winter. More >>
Roa Announces Plan For A $300 Million Integrated Regional Hospital In Wanaka - Fast-track Approval Sought.
Wed, 8 May 2024 18:44:48 +1200 | Roa
Wanaka property investment company, Roa, is building a state-of-the-art integrated regional hospital in the Central Otago town of Wanaka to help meet the future health needs of its rapidly growing population.More >>
Pathologists’ Influenza Warning To Kiwis – “Flu Season Is Already Here”
Wed, 8 May 2024 11:40:35 +1200 | Pathology Awareness Aotearoa
Pathologists are warning kiwis that flu season has arrived early this year, and now is the time to get vaccinated, to be aware of symptoms, and to stay home if influenza is suspected. Influenza (flu) is a contagious acute viral infection that spreads ...More >>
National Won’t Commit To Full Nelson Hospital Upgrade
Mon, 6 May 2024 19:22:12 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to be clear with the people of the Nelson Marlborough region about the changes it is considering for the Nelson Hospital rebuild, Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said.More >>
General Practitioners Aotearoa Supports New Zealand Resident Doctors Association’s Strike
Mon, 6 May 2024 13:35:11 +1200 | General Practitioners Aotearoa
GPA also warns that if Te Whatu Ora Health NZ does not address funding issues for general practitioners, GPs will also need to take action. More >>
Doctors’ Strike Shows How Important Funding Is For Healthcare Sector
Mon, 6 May 2024 12:14:58 +1200 | ProCare Health
Providing minor increases in funding for small sectors of the healthcare workforce isn’t working. It is crucial that the government addresses funding across the entire healthcare sector, and with urgency,” concludes Norwell.More >>
Critical Condition Of Emergency Departments Harming Whole Health System
Fri, 3 May 2024 06:20:59 +1200 | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Driving the increases in serious acute admissions is New Zealand’s growing unmet health need - 34.3 per cent of New Zealanders have unmet health need due to wait times, cost or distances to travel.More >>
60% Of Doctors Are Depressed And Can Get Access To $1,000 FREE Therapy
Thu, 2 May 2024 09:44:59 +1200 | Clearhead
Unmanageable workloads, non-stop administration, relentless hours and the looming fear of letting patients down. For many healthcare professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand, that’s just the job description. It’s no wonder that the entire sector ...More >>
Healthcare Organisations Lose 20% Of Their Sensitive Data In Every Ransomware Attack, Reports Rubrik Zero Labs
Wed, 1 May 2024 15:44:51 +1200 | Rubrik
New research estimates ransomware attacks against observed healthcare organisations have an estimated impact of almost five times more sensitive data than the global average. A typical healthcare organisation has more than 42 million sensitive data ...More >>
Understanding The Heart’s Electrical Activity: Insights From ADInstruments
Wed, 1 May 2024 05:20:25 +1200 | ADInstruments
ADInstruments offers educational resources that are crucial for healthcare professionals to master. A key resource provided includes detailed guidance on ECG placement, which is fundamental for correctly interpreting the heart’s electrical signals during ...More >>
Almost Half Of People With Common Heart Arrythmia Die Within 10 Years Of Hospitalisation
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:22:07 +1200 | UQ Communications
A team led by Dr Linh Ngo from UQ’s Faculty of Medicine analysed data from more than 250,000 patients admitted for AF and atrial flutter – a closely related condition – to all public and most private hospitals in Australia and New Zealand between ...More >>
On Iran Killing Its Rappers, And Searching For The Invisible Dr. Reti
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:11:35 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
Health Minister Dr. Shane Reti has been only a ghostly presence of the government’s front bench, in a case of the incredible shrinking Minister. Meanwhile, leaked documents reveal planned funding cuts of over $100M to public hospitals that are already sinking ...More >>
How To Change Health Policy Strategies? Investigation On Vapers And Smokers Accessing Emergency Hospital Department
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:30:35 +1200 | CoEHAR
SMOPHED is the first study coordinated by CoEHAR that analyzes the health status of patients accessing the emergency department and their smoking habits. A project that evaluates the cost-benefit ratio of using combustion-free products and their ...More >>
Researchers Pilot World-first Programme For Autistic Kids
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:33:27 +1200 | Victoria University of Wellington
A new programme to identify and support children showing signs of autism is being piloted by researchers from the Autism Clinic at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.More >>
Clarification On Comments Made By The New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:43:11 +1200 | Royal NZ College of General Practitioners
The College employs the bulk of first year GP registrars on a collective agreement between the College and the RDA. More >>
Independent Oversight Of Our Health System Is Now Crucial
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:40:48 +1200 | HCAA
Petition for Patient Safety Commissioner in Aotearoa, New Zealand launched today.More >>
Inadequate Information And Informed Consent Prior To Hysterectomy Surgery 20HDC01996
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:25:27 +1200 | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall has found a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to provide a woman with adequate information to enable ...More >>
Oceania Care Company Limited Breaches Code For Failures In Care For Respite Resident 20HDC02116
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:21:40 +1200 | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Oceania also breached Right 4(2) of the Code for record keeping. More >>
Govt Cuts Doctors And Nurses In Hiring Freeze
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:20:41 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall.More >>
