Non-registered health workers without a common provider number will not have access to patient data when the first stage of the multi-million-dollar Hira programme goes live on 1 July
The primary healthcare sector needs a funding boost of between $353 million and $1.36 billion to address unmet need, according to a Te Whatu Ora aide-mémoire to the minister of health from January this year
New research from the University of Auckland shows that older Māori are less likely to lodge an ACC claim for their injuries and face potential barriers to the scheme
Complaints to the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner have surged by 40 per cent in the past three to four years, according to health and disability commissioner Morag McDowell, leaving the agency struggling to keep up with demand
Government ministers are rushing for cover in the wake of widespread criticism of the Budget’s failure to deliver on an election promise of funding for 13 cancer drugs
Budget 2024: The Government’s $3.1 billion increase in Vote Health in Budget 2024 obscures the fact that most of it has already been earmarked for settling Holidays Act claims, according to University of Auckland professor of health policy Tim Tenbensel
Budget 2024: Health economist Paula Lorgelly says many Kiwis who were expecting more funding for new cancer drugs and for Pharmac will be sadly disappointed by Budget 2024, which she sees as underwhelming.
