Nurses

Nurses say they're at breaking point already, and fear cuts to hospital budgets demanded by Health NZ will put their own safety, and that of patients, at risk. This is despite the multi billion dollar… Audio

A health commentator says union nurses, employed by Te Whatu Ora, will have to make difficult decisions in the next couple of weeks. Around 35-thousand staff are now voting on whether to accept a… Audio

Exhausted, working while sick and injured, missing meal breaks and the constant fear of making a fatal mistake.

That's the daily reality inside Gisborne Hospital's acute care unit, according to… Audio

A nursing student on the cusp of graduating says she's taking up a job in event management because the prospect of working in the field she studied is too grim.

Student nurses spoken to by Checkpoint… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

More than 5000 New Zealand nurses are registered to work in Australia. What's so good about life on the other side of the Tasman? Audio

The results of the first survey of staff at Te Whatu Ora since its establishment last year reveal only just over half believe the merger will improve the health needs of the community. The survey was… Audio

Some overseas-trained nurses are using their New Zealand registration to leapfrog straight into a job in Australia.

Meanwhile, health recruiters say Australia and Britain are getting increasingly… Audio

The health workforce doesn’t reflect the patients that it serves. It’s one of the reasons some people get much sicker - and die earlier - than others.

In part three of RNZ's In-Depth investigation of…

Health officials are pleading with their Minister for more jobs to be put on an immigration fast-track - as soon as possible - to fill desperate workforce shortages.

The Health Ministry's appeal was… Audio

Dozens of AUT nursing students have contacted Checkpoint, sharing harrowing experiences of their final year of study. Some describe driving long distances to unpaid hospital placements, having to… Video, Audio

More harrowing stories have emerged about the treatment of AUT nursing students following our story last night.

Yesterday third year nursing students told Checkpoint they were working unpaid… Audio

A breakthrough for some migrant nurses who've been fighting to get on the fast-track to residency - but it's not exactly the breakthrough they were after.

New advice suggests some nurses may be able… Audio

The Health Minister was met with a silent protest as he fronted up to nurses today.

Andrew Little spoke at the annual Nurses' Organisation conference, and was put in the hot seat to answer questions.

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

We've slowed immigration to a trickle to stave off infrastructure overload, but at what cost? Audio

Nurses have held rallies around the country over what they say is pay disparity between community nurses and their counterparts in hospitals.

Their union says nurses who work in primary care such as… Video, Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

They're not GPs, but they do nearly as much as one. Can nurse practitioners help relieve healthcare stress? Audio

The health system is under massive strain, and the new entity tasked with fixing it says workforce shortages are at the top of its list.

But a month into its new existence Health NZ - Te Whatu… Audio