David Chaplow News Today

Health workers missed several red flags before a mentally unwell man was shot dead by police in Thames seven years ago, the coroner has found.

For more than two weeks an inquest into the death of a Palmerston North mental health ward patient has examined events leading to his suspected suicide.

A psychiatrist in charge of care for a mentally unwell man who was fatally shot by police says he never had any warning the patient's mental health had det

Acute patients in mental health and addiction services at Waikato Hospital have outnumbered beds available on a number of occasions, a review has found. Waikato mental health services are experiencing high numbers of difficult cases, according to the review (File image). Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook Demand for services had increased dramatically over the years, according to the report for the Waikato District Health Board, with mental health services experiencing high numbers of difficult cases. At t...