Andrew Connolly
Bid to reduce orthopaedic wait lists by offering physio instead
Te Whatu Ora is aiming to drastically reduce surgery waitlists for orthopaedic patients, by offering them physiotherapy instead. A trial across Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Waikato, Capital and Coast and… Audio
Is home isolation stemming Covid spread? : Pasifika concerns
As Omicron infections escalate, so is concern from Pasifika outreach organisations about whether Government and public health initiatives endorsing home isolation, and community care are going to keep… Audio
Can hospitals cope with more Covid-19 patients? Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer Andrew Connolly
How will our hospitals cope with an increase in patients with Covid-19? And how quickly could they become overwhelmed? One hundred extra ICU or high dependency units have been added in the past year… Audio
Assisted dying: Hundreds expected to want to end their lives
More than a thousand people are expected to request to end their lives in the first year of the assisted dying regime.
The chief medical officer Andrew Connolly says the Ministry of Health is… Audio
Budget 2020: Health gets major funding boost to fight Covid-19
The health system has received a huge cash boost in an early budget announcement, in part to help it catch up because of Covid-19.
The government will give more than $4 billion to District Health… Audio
Striking doctors and DHBs urged to co-operate
The Medical Council's chairman wants junior doctors and DHBs to make progress in negotiations because "continued industrial action will ultimately threaten aspects of public health and safety". Audio
Medical Council wades into doctors’ dispute with DHBs
Medical Council chairperson Andrew Connolly is wading into the dispute between resident doctors and the DHB over work conditions, saying patients are at risk. Audio
Getting a medical certificate
A woman who kept feeding her children's school medical certificates was taken to court by the school for their extreme absenteeism. Are medical certificates too easy to get? We talk to the chair of… Audio
UK doctor jailed for child porn worked in NZ
A UK paediatrician who worked in three hospitals in New Zealand has been jailed in the United Kingdom for making and sharing child pornography. New Zealand's Medical Council chairman Andrew Connolly… Audio
The Future of Doctors' Rooms
A leading health IT expert says clinics and doctors' rooms as we currently know them, will become things of the past. And health facilties in the future, won't have any patients in them, but will be… Audio
Big Data Revolution - 15 January
Once invisible details of our lives can now be tracked and turned into data. Will this make life easier or more complicated? This hour, TED speakers imagine how Big Data will reshape our world.
Ombudsman tells DHBs to release surgical data
Five district health boards have been told to release information about the number and types of operations performed by individual surgeons. But they won't say whether any of those surgeons have… Audio
Doctor clear to practice though facing stupefying charges
A Hastings doctor is still able to practice though he faces five charges of stupefying and eight charges of indecently assaulting male patients. Audio
A culture of bullying uncovered among senior surgeons
A survey carried out for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has found deep-seated bullying within the profession. Audio
Medical Council defends vetting following alleged fraud
The Medical Council is defending its vetting criteria after a man, apparently using someone else's medical qualifications, was able to treat mental health patients in the Waikato. Audio
Botched operations raises questions about supervision
A report released by the Health and Disability Commissioner into the death of an elderly man on the operating table has found four breaches of the code of patient rights. Radio New Zealand… Audio
Medical Council calls for debate on health data
The Medical Council wants a debate about what information the public should be given about the performance of doctors. Audio
Outspoken - Doctors and Patient Safety
Karen Brown asks how well the Medical Council is doing at both regulating the profession while protecting the public from bad doctors. Audio
NZ Medical Council revokes praciticing certificate for radiologist wanted on sex charges
A radiologist wanted by American authorities on sex charges who also worked in New Zealand has had his medical practicing certificate revoked. Audio
Surgeons sceptical about new kind of health worker
Surgeons are demanding changes to a plan to introduce a new kind of health worker into public hospitals. Audio