Auckland District Health Board
New offer could give health staff more pay than KFC worker
A new pay offer could see allied health professionals get paid more than a KFC worker, according to their union.
The workers are basically everyone outside of doctors and nurses. Last week about… Video, Audio
FIZZ meeting kicked off Ack hospital grounds
A conference calling for a tax on sugary drinks has been kicked off Auckland hospital grounds at the last minute for being too political.
Two men on trial for more than 100 charges relating to invoices
Two men have gone on trial in the Auckland District Court, facing more than 100 charges relating to false invoices. The Crown says an Auckland District Health Board senior manager helped defraud the… Audio
Auckland DHB accused of negligence over mortuary bullyings
Worksafe New Zealand is investigating complaints from British mortuary technicians who say they've been picked on by senior staff and ostracised by other workers for speaking out. Audio
Number of cases of dangerous superbug rises
Microbiologists are warning there could be thousands of cases of a dangerous potentially lethal superbug infection every year if action isn't taken immediately. Dr Joshua Freeman, a clinical… Audio
Dr Lester Levy: health's most powerful appointee
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Dr Lester Levy now leads all three Auckland DHBs - covering around a third of the country's population. He talks about why so much power has been vested in him - and what he intends to do with it. Audio
Free youth health clinic saved from closure
A pop-up health clinic for young people in Central Auckland has been saved from closure, just for the moment. Audio
Crisis time for forensic pathology, doctor warns
Autopsies may not be performed and inquests put off as the country faces a "catastrophic unravelling" of forensic pathology.
One clinic for 1.4 million people
Frustrated patients are slamming the waiting time for blood tests in Auckland in the weekend, with only one clinic open on Sundays. Audio