Colourful handmade sleeves for people with dementia or delirium to stroke, pluck and pat are being trialled as a calming tool in Christchurch hospitals and homes
A study has found GPs referring patients for ACC-funded magnetic resonance imaging are doing the job well – just as direct referrals are being considered for expansion
Apps and social media campaigns are being produced as researchers and Māori communities work to find out what interventions will help to enable an early diagnosis of lung cancer.
A joint venture between a community trust and Southern Cross will see a private surgical hospital built near Queenstown, offering both private and public elective surgery
South Link Health Services has been given the nod by Canterbury DHB to build and run a seven-day, integrated family health centre based at the Rangiora Health Hub
Patients are keen to have online access to their patient records, but their GPs and nurses are more guarded, a survey carried out by Dunedin final-year medical students has found
