Health system reforms: Grieving families speak out on end of postcode lottery care
21 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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All of New Zealand s 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed.
All of New Zealand s 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed.
Emma Russell is a health reporter for the New Zealand Heraldemma.russell@nzherald.co.nz
A grieving widow whose dying husband was told to wait eight weeks for an urgent specialist assessment says she will grow old alone and her children are without a father.
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Maternity tragedy: Health board deeply sorry over death of mum and baby three days after birth
27 Jan, 2021 04:45 PM
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Emerald Tai died in March 2020 three days after giving birth. Her baby also died. A major review into the deaths has been completed. Photo / Supplied
Anna Leask is a senior crime and justice reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A raft of changes have been made to maternity care by the Auckland District Health Board after the death of a mother and her baby three days after she gave birth.
An investigation revealed a number of gaps in the system that enabled the new mum to self-discharge with early indications of an infection to an address not listed with health-care providers.