Deborah Powell
Lab workers begin strike action
Lab workers have started nationwide rolling strikes, causing delays in processing thousands of lab tests. APEX national secretary Dr Deborah Powell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Union says ban on Code Black in ED about "optics"
Te Whatu Ora has scrapped the highest Code Black alert used by some emergency departments to show when they are critically overcrowded or understaffed. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Union concerned over wellbeing of doctors
The junior doctors union is accusing Te Whatu Ora of playing down a shortage of medical registrars at Waikato Hospital, and fears the wellbeing of doctors will get worse as a result. Resident Doctors'… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 April
On today's episode, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon discusses his government's decision to bring back the Three Strikes law, hospice leaders are calling for changes to the End of Life Choice act… Audio
Junior doctors threaten strike over pay offer
Two and a half thousand junior doctors say they'll walk off the job on May the 7th, describing pay options offered by Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand as "unacceptable". Resident Doctors Association… Audio
Six-point strategy to plug shortfall of doctors
The Health Minister has announced a six-point strategy to recruit more nurses and doctors as well as other medical professionals.
It's been estimated 8000 more nurses and 3400 more doctors will be… Audio
Covid-19: Junior doctors want change to ADHB visitor policy
Junior doctors are demanding that the Auckland District Health Board go back to the drawing board again over its hotly debated visitor policy.
Following criticism by nurses, staff and patients, on… Audio
Wellington kids waiting six months for mental health treatment
Children and teenagers suffering from severe anxiety and depression are having to wait more than six months for treatment in Wellington.
A central city youth mental health service has been running at… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Resident Doctors Association appalled by chance of data leak
The Resident Doctors' Association is appalled by what appears to be a significant breach of Waikato DHB data.
A group claiming responsibility for a ransomware attack against the DHB claim they have… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Overseas expert on fighting Conti attack
Details about the cyberattack that brought Waikato DHB to a screeching halt remain scarce.
Resident Doctors' Association national secretary Dr Deborah Powell told RNZ it was her understanding the… Audio
Doctors found manual workarounds in the middle of Waikato DHB cyber attack - Union
Surgery and several hundred outpatient appointments have been cancelled because of the cyber attack at Waikato DHB.
Dr Deborah Powell, national secretary of the Resident Doctors Association and the… Audio
Senior doctors at breaking point
National Secretary for The NZ Resident Doctors Association Deborah Powell speaks to The Panel. Audio
Unions furious WorkSafe refusing to investigate Waitakere Hospital
Health worker unions are furious Worksafe is refusing to investigate how seven Waitakere Hospital nurses were infected with Covid-19.
Worksafe says the Waitemataa DHB has already investigated and… Audio
Covid-19: Waitematā DHB outbreak: Doctors' union fears cover-up
A doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to seven of its staff contracting Covid-19.
Staff from Waitakere Hospital tested positive for the… Audio
Staff and patients swelter at Hawke's Bay hospital
A lack of air conditioning at Hawke's Bay Hospital is leaving staff and patients sweltering in 30 degree heat, and unions say it's so hot it's becoming unsafe to work.
Fans and ice blocks are being… Audio
Hawke's Bay hospital so hot it's becoming unsafe to work
It's so hot it's becoming unsafe to work. That's how unions are describing temperatures at Hawke's Bay Hospital - with staff and patients sweltering in 30 degree heat due to a lack of air… Audio
MRI technicians say they're overworked
An Auckland MRI technician says staff are literally running between patients as they try to get their work done and slash growing backlogs.
More than 2000 Auckland patients are on waiting lists for… Audio
Medical students asked to explain overseas work placements
More than 60 Otago University medical students are now caught up in an investigation into using overseas work placements to go on holiday.
The university has already found that 15 final year students… Audio
Radiographers strike again
District Health Board-employed radiographers are striking again.
Apex Union has announced more than 80 'partial strikes' across all 20 DHBs.
The strike affects radiology services such as general… Audio
Junior doctors will strike next week
Junior doctors will go ahead with strike for 48 hours from next Tuesday, after mediation failed. Audio
