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Southern DHB is facing challenges in retaining staff (file)

DHB employee's $830k salary questioned

A Southern District Health Board employee is earning an $830,000 salary.

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In the future, smoking could prevent a candidate getting a job

Auckland DHB could nix staff smoking video

It is already banned in workplaces, but in the near future the act of smoking could also prevent someone from getting a job.

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Medical laboratory workers took rolling industrial action over a number of months last year

DHBs say agreement reached with lab workers

District Health Boards and medical laboratory workers have reached agreement on pay and conditions.

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Latest figures show Kiwis are still waiting too long at emergency departments

Kiwis face shorter wait for cancer treatment

People are still waiting too long at emergency departments but the majority face shorter waits for cancer treatment.

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198 youth health centre

Teen campaign to save youth health centre video

Hundreds of young people in Christchurch are running a campaign to keep an inner-city youth health centre up and running.

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DHB fraudster to serve new sentence concurrently

Disgraced former Otago DHB chief information officer, Michael Swann, has been sentenced for accepting over $700,000 in bribes.

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Five District Health Boards are to merge some Primary Health Organisations

Five DHBs to merge PHOs, one moves to scrap them

Five District Health Boards are being given a push to merge some of their Primary Health Organisations (PHOs).

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The rest home was closed after disturbing images of an elderly woman tied to her bed were released

Audit finds DHB correct to close Rose A Lea rest home video

An audit of the Rose A Lea rest home in Palmerston North has found Mid Central DHB was right to close it last month.

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Nearly 100 patients die in medical muck-ups video

Nearly 100 patients died in public hospitals last year from medical mistakes.

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More than 800 hospital staff will strike for an hour today

More than 800 South Island hospital staff will strike today

More than 800 hospital workers will be striking for an hour today over pay.

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The family of the 103-year-old woman are appalled images were leaked, exposing her dignity and closing down the rest home

Family appalled mother's dignity exposed video

Family of the 103-year-old woman tied to a bed are appalled the images were leaked and rest home shut down.

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An elderly care service has accused Palmerston North health authorities of a "witch hunt", after closing down Rose a Lea rest home when this disturbing image of a 103-year-old woman tied to a bed was released

Age care service accuses DHB of "witch hunt"

Elderly care operator accuses Palmerston North health authorities after closer of rest home

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Maureen Pineki, 68, died in Auckland City Hospital's intensive care unit from a critically low level of glucose in her blood

Diabetic woman dies after "missed opportunities for intervention"

A diabetic woman died after health providers missed valuable opportunities to treat her, an investigation has found.

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Michael Swann was found guilty last December of a $16.9 million fraud against the Otago DHB

$16.9 million Otago DHB fraudster abandons non-parole appeal

Michael Swann has abandoned his appeal over the length of the non-parole term set in his sentence for his $16.9 million fraud against the Otago District Health Board.

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Tony Ryall (NZPA)

DHBs told to run information requests past minister

Questions of independence in the health system have been raised after district health board (DHB) bosses were told to run official information requests past Health Minister Tony Ryall.

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