Graduates who completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Hamilton’s Wintec were upset after receiving job offers from Te Whatu Ora that were immediately rescinded
In a report released today, the Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found Health New Zealand Waikato and a surgeon breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) after the surgeon failed to perform a physical examination on a woman when it was indicated, and Health NZ did not adhere to guidelines when it advised the woman of the wait times for a colonoscopy
Five years ago, as the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown bore down on New Zealand, a group of like-minded, purpose-driven, health professionals were drawn together
The timing and funding for health minister Shane Reti’s suggestion of primary care delivering some of the extra cancer drugs is still “to be determined”, a Te Whatu Ora senior official says.
Embolisation, despite its potential as a minimally invasive technique for a range of conditions, remains largely underutilised in Australia and New Zealand
Health New Zealand is moving forward implementation planning to ensure a small group of cancer patients can take advantage of free early access to the drug Keytruda shortly ahead of Pharmac starting to fund the medication
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management