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Paramedics overlooked me - truckie

A Taupo truck driver hurt in a crash involving three cars and his truck in Hawke's Bay is laying an official complaint with St John Ambulance, saying no ambulance staff approached him after the crash and he could have been "lying in a ditch" unnoticed. Ref. Source 8

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DHB apologises after girl left in 'agony'

A little girl spent hours in "agony" waiting for surgery for a badly broken arm, after Wellington Hospital gave her only paracetamol for the pain. Ref. Source 8

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Woman died as heart condition undiagnosed

When Susan Robinson went to Gore Hospital in April 2009 with chest pains, she was told she had pulled muscles and was sent away with drugs for pain relief. Ref. Source 9

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Hamilton GP guilty of misconduct

A Hamilton GP who allowed his wife to carry our smear tests and vaccinate children faces losing his practising registration. Ref. Source 2

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NZ doctors going to Aussie for good

A Queenstown medical recruitment guru said New Zealand's medical industry has much more to worry about than the trend of Kiwi doctors covering weekend shortages of their Australian counterparts for big pay packets. Ref. Source 2

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Third suspension for midwife

The former midwife of a Hamilton couple whose son died following a botched birth has been suspended for the third time in 18 months. Ref. Source 2

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Medical boss pleads guilty to $17,000 fraud

Former Medicines New Zealand chief executive Denise Wood must do 240 hours' community work for defrauding the industry association of $17,000. Ref. Source 1

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Some patients wait 'up to two years'

Almost 7000 patients do not get treatment for non-urgent medical problems within six months and some wait more than two years, the auditor-general has found. Ref. Source 2