Yesterday Health Minister Tony Ryall published the first district health board league tables.

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Wellington, Nov 3 NZPA - An independent report into the capabilities of the workforce at Auckland's new medical laboratory provider Labtests suggests the company appears to exclude input from its medical director, pathologist Richard Lloydd.

Auckland, Oct 13 NZPA - A portion of pathology services in the Auckland region is to be handed over to Diagnostic Medlab, the provider that lost the overall contract to rival Labtests.

Auckland, Sept 15 NZPA - An Auckland health boss says the health boards can terminate their contract with Labtests if they don't get up to scratch, but he expects there won't be a need.

Auckland, Sept 15 NZPA - Health bosses are confident the crisis over Auckland's medical laboratory services will be resolved and the new Australian-based contractor will keep its job.

Auckland, Sept 14 NZPA - The embattled chief executive of the company which won a controversial multi-million dollar health contract in Auckland has been stepped aside.

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Auckland, Sept 14 NZPA - The Australian-based laboratory, which ran into trouble within days of taking over a multi-million dollar contract for three Auckland health boards, has replaced its chief executive.

Wellington, Oct 7 NZPA - Twenty players have so far transferred to new provincial unions for 2009, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) confirmed today.