Karen Brown
Hundreds more doctors needed for new hospital rosters - DHB report
Hundreds of extra doctors are needed to staff new hospital rosters, costing more than $35 million. District Health Boards are in the process of bringing in the new rosters following an agreement last… Audio
Doctors' unions face off over new rosters
A rebel doctors' union says new hospital rosters that thousands of junior doctors went on strike for have wrecked their training and may be unsafe for patients. So-called safer working hours have been… Audio
Govt gives Auckland DHB $305m for urgent infrastructure work
The Government today put its money where its mouth is, as it promised to begin dealing with a major backlog of deferred maintenance at hospitals nationwide, starting with $305m for urgent work on… Video, Audio
DHBs struggling to meet colonoscopy wait-time targets
Hospitals are struggling to deliver timely diagnosis for bowel cancer and action is needed urgently according to an independent review panel into the national bowel screening programme. Audio
Nurses settle with DHBs, but vow the fight isn't over yet
Nurses have endorsed the fifth pay offer from DHBs, which includes pay rises of between 12.5 and 16 percent, and strengthens commitments to safe staffing levels. But not everyone is seeing it as a… Video, Audio
Nurses agree to govt offer
Nurses have settled their long running pay and staffing row with the country's district health boards. RNZ Health Correspondent Karen Brown. Audio
Nurses 'at breaking point' in aged care
A rest home nurse has spoken of her guilt at being so busy she did not have the time to hold the hand of a dying patient. Rest homes are predicting they'll soon be short of about a thousand staff as… Audio
NZNO encourages nurses to accept DHBs latest offer
The Nurses Organisation is urging members to accept the latest offer from DHBs, describing it as "outstandingly good". But it's unclear whether nurses will toe the line, given signs of ongoing anger… Audio
Doctor rating website problematic - GPs
New Zealanders can now rate and review doctors and other healthcare professionals through a new website that's calling itself the TripAdvisor of healthcare. The site is known as Whitecoat and is… Audio
Nurses consider fifth pay offer - analysis
Nurses have received a revised pay offer that health boards hope will prevent further strike action. The nurses' union is recommending its members accept the offer, which was released late on… Audio
Nurses hope for revised offer at next round of talks
The nurses' union says district health boards expect to have a revised offer for them next week. The union and district health boards will be back at the negotiating table next Tuesday. For more we're… Audio
Nurses resume bargaining talks
Nurses and District Health Boards are back in talks today in a bid to break the impasse over pay and staffing that's already triggered strike action. The surprise move follows last week's 24-hour long… Audio
Busy day for nurses back to work after strike
The nurses' 24 hour strike has just finished with nurses around the country now returning to work. Our reporter Nita Blake-Persen is outside Auckland Hospital and RNZ's health correspondent Karen… Audio
Protests across New Zealand as nurses strike
Nurses rejected the latest pay offer from their District Health Board employers, and now 30,000 are on strike for 24 hours. Video, Audio
Patients will be safe during nurses strike - Auckland DHB
Auckland district health board is confident that staff can keep patients safe while nurses are on strike. Hundreds of patients have had appointments and operations postponed to keep the hospital… Audio
Nurses reject pay offer, vote to strike
Nurses have voted to strike after rejecting the latest pay offer from DHBs. The boards and nurses' union are meeting in a last-ditch attempt to avert the nationwide strike. Video, Audio
Sports News for 9 July 2018
The Auckland golfer Ryan Fox has the consolation of picking up $1.2 million and a place in next week's British Open after being pipped for the Irish Open title. Audio
Nurses cast final votes before potential strike
Nurses will cast their final votes today on whether to accept their latest pay offer or strike on Thursday. Observers say the outcome is likely to be very close and it could go either way. It's… Audio
Nurses vote today on new pay offer
Many nurses say they're still upset about pay and conditions and may vote against a proposed new pay deal. Video, Audio
Bowel cancer screening errors: What went wrong?
Health officials have taken months to work out that thousands of people were left out of a life-saving cancer screening programme by mistake. The Health Ministry revealed on Tuesday that up to 15,000… Audio