In a decision released today, health and disability commissioner Morag McDowell has found Auckland DHB breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in ...

In a decision released today, deputy health and disability commissioner Carolyn Cooper has found Heritage Lifecare (trading as Dunblane Lifecare) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services ...

PSA criticisms of changes to our Audit, Assurance and Risk function are wrong. Our proposed new structure would introduce front-end preventive controls to sit alongside existing detection controls, ...

This week is New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) week. The theme is that “anyone can sign anywhere”. “NZSL is an official language of this country, used by almost 25,000 people and the primary language ...

The PSA is today requesting that the Auditor General investigate the proposed axing of fraud and audit experts which would see millions of health dollars no longer recovered through overpayment or ...

Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits and apples could help to promote healthy ageing, new research has found.

Health New Zealand has confirmed it will slash hundreds of IT jobs - about a third of all roles. Consultation on its proposal ...

An independent review has found Pharmac's current approach is not fit for purpose and has called for an overhaul of both ...

With eight clinics across the North Island in Whangārei, Auckland (Rodney, Epsom, North Shore, Ormiston) Tauranga, Hawke’s ...

Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to ...

Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to ...

At the funeral of 94-year-old Sāmoan ali’i matai Pesetā Misipati Iosefa, Lucy O’Hagan reflects on the intertwining stories of ...