Sarah Dalton

Doctors in Auckland are warning people could get seriously hurt or killed if security isn't improved.

In a letter to their bosses, Emergency Department doctors at North Shore and Waitakere Hospital… Audio

Senior hospital doctors and dentists have reached a settlement in their long-running pay dispute with Te Whatu Ora.

More than 5,000 members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists took… Audio

An unacceptable delay in providing an MRI scan to a man who had a history of cancer means the disease has spread to the point it's "not survivable." The office of the Heath and Disability Comissioner… Video, Audio

A 12-hour strike by senior doctors and hospital dentists around the country next week has been called off.

More than 5000 members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists employed by Te… Audio

Dunedin Hospital will lose its right to train junior cancer doctors next month because it soon won't have enough staff to teach them.

Te Whatu Ora's Southern region currently has three Radiation… Audio

Senior doctors and dentists are heading into their fourth round of negotiations with health agency Te Whatu Ora today, following an unprecedented strike yesterday.

5,500 workers joined picket lines… Audio

Te Whatu Ora is "frustrated and extremely disappointed" senior doctors and dentists it employs will take strike action tomorrow.

In a third mediation with the Association of Salaried Medical… Audio

Web Senior doctors have voted to walk off the job around the country next month after a breakdown in pay talks. The Association of Salaried medical Specialists says 80 percent of it members have voted… Video, Audio

A man drove his car directly towards a packed emergency department at North Shore Hospital on Saturday. The car crashed into bollards right outside the door. Sarah Dalton is the executive director of… Audio

Health workers all over the country - and lots of their patients - have their fingers crossed for a big budget boost. Massive staffing shortages are contributing to huge waits for care - whether it's… Audio

Emergency Department nurses at Whangārei Hospital were so desperate for staff at the height of the flu season, they asked the hospital to bring in army medics to cover shifts.

The request was made in… Audio

There are calls for a shift to specialist medical appointments being sent electronically, following concerns patients are receiving letters too late to get to appointments.Last week we heard how New… Audio

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Stressed and overworked - senior and hospital doctors frustrations bubbled to the surface during a heated exchange with the Health Minister at their annual conference this morning. Andrew Little is… Audio

Why does it cost so much to look after our teeth? Audio

Children who need operations in Wellington and the lower North Island will continue to rely on out-of-town surgeons flying in, for another two years.

Specialists say the collapse of paediatric… Audio

Senior doctors are disturbed half of the country has unmet dental needs - demonstrating the extreme demand for free oral healthcare.

A new report has found publicly funded dental hospitalisations… Audio

The emergency department at New Zealand's largest hospital Middlemore has been labelled an "unsafe environment for both patients and staff". This was among the damning conclusions of an independent… Audio