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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Acutely ill patients are driving up demand for hospitals, leading to increased pressure on ambulances
     29 January 2026
    Acutely ill patients are driving up demand for hospitals, leading to increased pressure on ambulances
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    Non-urgent events are dominating the number of 111 calls for ambulances, as paramedics struggle to keep up with demand
    29 Jan: Non-urgent events are dominating the number of 111 calls for ambulances, as paramedics struggle to keep up with demand... more
    New Health and safety laws for teaching and research laboratories - could take effect this year
    28 Jan: New Health and safety laws for teaching and research laboratories - could take effect this year... more
    Common household painkillers have now been found to be safe to give babies in their first year of life
    28 Jan: Common household painkillers have now been found to be safe to give babies in their first year of life... more
    The dental sector isn't immune from challenges to Aotearoa's health workforce
    28 Jan: The dental sector isn't immune from challenges to Aotearoa's health workforce... more
    The mother of a near full-term stillborn baby says hospital staff caused her irreparable harm
    27 Jan: The mother of a near full-term stillborn baby says hospital staff caused her irreparable harm... more
    Middlemore Hospital's apologised to a bereaved mother for its communication about her newborn daughter's care and death
    27 Jan: Middlemore Hospital's apologised to a bereaved mother for its communication about her newborn daughter's care and death... more
    Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital
    26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital... more
    New public health research has found drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy has no impact on birth outcomes
    21 Jan: New public health research has found drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy has no impact on birth outcomes... more
    The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled a young man's rights were breached at a care home, when he put on 20 kilos in six months
    20 Jan: The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled a young man's rights were breached at a care home, when he put on 20 kilos in six months... more

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     19 Jan: Any weight loss drug roll out in New Zealand - would need to be done carefully +++++++++++++
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