Doctors
Bullying in the spotlight at medical conference
Research shows more than a third of senior doctors and dentists working in public health have been bullied, and over two-thirds have seen someone else being bullied. Audio
Auckland hospitals delay safer rosters for junior doctors
Hospitals in Auckland are dragging their heels on creating safer working conditions for fatigued junior doctors. The doctors went on strike several times in the past year to protest their long hours… Audio
NZ doctor's Hippocratic Oath change passed
A New Zealand doctor's amendment to the oath sworn by all doctors has been passed unanimously by the World Medical Association. Audio
Doctors focus on fostering own health with oath
Burnt-out doctors in New Zealand are pushing for a major international change to put their own health on a par with that of their patients. The issue will come up tomorrow at a World Medical… Audio
Lack of funding stopping vital blood tests - pharmacists
Pharmacists say a lack of funding is preventing them from providing vital blood tests in the community for thousands of people. About 6,800 people are having their blood-thinning medication warfarin… Audio
Parties pledge to cut cost of visting GPs
The Labour Party says it will cut doctors' fees by 10 dollars a visit across the board if elected to government. And National is promising to give an extra 600,000 lower-income people access to… Audio
Bullying found to be rife for emergency doctors
Nearly half of all emergency doctors and trainees report being bullied, discriminated against or sexually harassed by their colleagues, a survey has found.
Sedated boy 'disgusted' by doctor's alleged sexual touching
Dr David Lim is charged with stupefying and indecently assaulting four male patients in 2014, while he was working at The Doctors, a clinic in Hastings. Audio
Training doctors using VR
Virtual reality technology is already touted as a safe, effective way to train pilots, parole officers, surgeons, soldiers and bus drivers. A pilot study at Waitemata DHB is now using VR to train… Audio
Med student in row over doctors' vote
Elizabeth Berryman a sixth-year medical student is vying to be chair of the New Zealand Medical Association. It's not against the rules but it's never happened before and some doctors, including the… Audio
Waikato medical school proposal fights off challenge
The battle comes as a Waikato GP celebrates an anniversary that is becoming rare in rural communities struggling to attract doctors, as Jo O'Brien reports. Audio
Junior doctors approve roster dispute settlement
Junior doctors have ratified a deal that settles a dispute with district health boards over rosters.
Junior doctors' strike cost $5m
A bitter industrial dispute between junior doctors and their employers cost at least $5 million.
Drinking and hospital EDs
Doctors wants bars to close at midnight to help combat alcohol-related incidents and injuries seen at Emergency Departments. Audio
Junior doctors' strike cost $1.5m
A two-day strike by junior doctors in October cost district health boards $1.5 million.
One in four senior doctors, dentists, want to quit - survey
One in four senior doctors and dentists intend to quit in the next five years because of workloads, pay and lack of job satisfaction, a survey suggests.
Junior doctors hit back at DHBs claims
"We keep on getting stopped from getting into some really heavy negotiations." The Resident Doctors Association union hits back at the DHBs claims. Audio
Junior doctors consider further strike action
Junior doctors will vote on whether to strike again for 48 hours, after talks broke down between doctors and their employers.
NZ doctor petitions World Medical Assn to change Physicans Oath
New Zealand doctor Sam Hazledine has been collecting signatures to encourage medicine's governing body, the World Medical Association, to work doctor welfare into its oath. Video, Audio