Mike Houlahan

Four southern GP practices have taken the first step towards a new way of delivering primary healthcare, becoming "Health Care Homes".

Dental charity Smileplan says its offer of free treatment to two Otago Daily Times readers still stands - but they would have to be able to stay in Auckland for 3-6 months.

The Southern District Health Board has upgraded its radiology facilities and IT systems and has approached auditors about applying for its service to be reaccredited.

Two Otago Daily Times readers offered free dental care by an Auckland charity have had their hopes that long-standing issues with their teeth were about to be solved dashed.

A new online initiative asking people to report flu is starting small, but there are big hopes for its future.

The Southern District Health Board's (SDHB) chief medical officer is cautiously optimistic that a recruitment trip to Britain has been successful.

The mother of a woman with a major depressive illness has called on the Southern District Health Board to reconsider its plans to shut down its ketamine treatment trial.

Talks to settle the nurses pay dispute resume today.

Health reporter Mike Houlahan looks at what it takes to be a nurse.

Nurses and district health boards yesterday abided by Health Minister David Clark’s advice to take time for "pause and reflection" over their employment contract, but the rancorous dispute is set...

Health Minster David Clark stressed this morning that the Government would offer no more money to try and settle the long-running nurses pay dispute.

Dispute resolution providers FairWay have hit back at allegations by lawyers that the ACC review system lacks independence.

To borrow a line from Peter Finch in the movie Network, nurses are as mad as hell and they aren't going to take this any more.

The Southern District Health Board has started contacting hundreds of patients to cancel and reschedule appointments booked for tomorrow, after nurses voted to strike.