Housing Minister Phil Heatley has announced the appointment of three new members to the board of Housing New Zealand Corporation and the reappointment of two existing members. The new members have been appointed for a term of three years, beginning on 21 January 2010.

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.

Wellington, Oct 15 NZPA - Laboratory testing service Diagnostic Medlab will resume some services on Monday a year after losing the Auckland contract.

Changes to Auckland's community laboratory testing services will take effect from Monday, October 19.

Labtests and Diagnostic Medlab will share a new contract to bring about immediate improvements to community laboratory testing in the Auckland Region.

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.

Today's media speculation about a major provider change in the Auckland Community Laboratories market is unfounded, says Pat Snedden, chair of the Auckland regional DHBs.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - Labtests says five of the 20 pathologists listed on its website are not yet formally registered to practice in New Zealand because they have not yet arrived for their final face-to-face interviews with Medical Council staff.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - New Zealand's major doctors' organisation claimed today that six of the pathologists listed on the under-fire Labtests' website are not yet registered to practice here.

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.