The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) remains greatly concerned at the lack of action by DHBs, the Ministry of Health and MBIE to protect its members working in Government MIQs.

Whanganui District Health Board has celebrated a successful first year of its bowel screening programme.

Twelve months promoting the programme has resulted in a 67 per cent participation rate from the easy-to-use test kits that have been posted out.

This World Diabetes Day, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is celebrating the role of diabetes nurses and the role they play helping 460 million people worldwide understand and manage their diabetes.

The Heart Foundation has launched a new free online heart health check, called My Heart Check.

Auckland Regional Public Health Service has this afternoon conducted a detailed interview with the case announced today at 1pm in the community in Auckland.

We now know that this person’s role at A-Z Collection is in a customer facing role, as a shop assistant.

Up to 25 people with a disability in New Zealand are being provided with the opportunity to undertake internationally-renowned Assistive Technology Mentor training thanks to a grant from the Lottery COVID-19 Community Wellbeing Fund.

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says the costs and waiting times to see a GP are helping push emergency departments to breaking point.

The new Dunedin Hospital project today received consent to demolish the Cadbury factory buildings to make way for the new Inpatients Building.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff backs the government’s advice to wear masks on public transport, take extra care with physical distancing and use the NZ COVID Tracer app, following the announcement today of a community case of COVID-19 in Auckland.

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today.

One case was detected in a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility.