Isaac Davison
Senior Reporter at New Zealand Herald
Senior reporter for @nzherald covering health issues
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Isaac Davison
Senior doctors have voted to go on strike for 24 hours on May 1. About 5500 doctors will walk off the job after negotiations over pay and conditions stalled,. Health NZ says it is “very concerned” about the impact on patient careUp to 5500 senior doctors will go on strike next month over pay rates and workforce shortages.
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2 weeks ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Isaac Davison
The proposal has been met with staunch opposition from academics, alumni and law faculty donors, with some threatening legal action if it goes ahead. The university’s senate overwhelmingly voted against the proposal last month, with 70% of members against it. It is very rare for the council to act against the advice of the senate. Opponents were hopeful that the decision to delay a vote meant it was being reconsidered.
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2 weeks ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Isaac Davison
A 6-year-old Auckland boy died following complications from a routine tonsil operation last week The operation took place at a Southern Cross hospital, which is assisting Health New Zealand with an investigation. A leading surgeon says bleeding is a common complication but fatal haemorrhages were highly unusual. A death after a routine tonsil operation is extremely rare but not unheard of in New Zealand, a leading surgeon said after the sudden death of a young boy in Auckland.
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3 weeks ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Isaac Davison
University of Auckland vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater is driving the proposal to merge its law and business faculties. The University of Auckland wants to merge its law faculty with its business and economics faculty. It has faced significant backlash, and the proposal was voted down by the university’s senate. The proposal will be decided at a meeting on April 7 – which will be public after complaints about secret decision-making.
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1 month ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Isaac Davison
Iain Clegg described himself as a “health consultant” and promoted treatments criticised as “quackery” by top medical professionals. A whistleblower says they have laid complaints with medical authorities. Clegg was jailed over the death of a police officer in 2011 and was released on parole in 2015. A man who was jailed over the death of a police officer appears to have reinvented himself as a health guru promoting treatments that are discredited by medical experts.
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