The number of babies and toddlers hospitalised with respiratory infections at Middlemore Hospital this winter plummeted from the usual 1000 to less than 200.
Pegasus Health, based in the biggest city without fluoridated water, believes the director-general of health not DHBs or councils should decide on fluoridation
The misdiagnosis and undetected injuries Sarah Dean suffered from two car crashes and the experiences of other crash victim are the drivers for her efforts championing a National Road Trauma Centre
Clinicians and doctors at the Canterbury District Health Board are stunned by the government's deficit-matching cash injection but say it leaves many problems unresolved
Pegasus Health general practices on Medtech 32 will be asked to sign up and pay for new service agreements as the PHO ends its longstanding master services agreement with Medtech Global
Help for low-income, chronically ill people to access GP services and funding for sexual assault medical care could be on the chopping block if the Canterbury health board can’t make savings elsewhere
Talks over the “disquieting” proposed primary care cuts are expected to go ahead between Pegasus and Canterbury DHB within a fortnight now that an acting executive team is in place
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