The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network has brokered an agreement with the Ministry of Health to extend locum support to keep vulnerable rural general practices operating as they come under mounting pressure as a result of COVID-19
he Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) says that the COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate existing inequities in Aotearoa NZ without the right exit strategy, and that the campaign to #MakeHealthEquityTheNorm is more important now than ever
NZNO’s College of Emergency Nurses (CENNZ) and College of Critical Care Nurses (NZCCCN) are calling for a standardised national response framework for responding to COVID-19, because they say the country’s Ministry of Health and DHBs continue to lack consistency and consensus
A new, integrated e-prescription messaging service called Secure Script has been launched nationwide to help healthcare providers deliver safe, effective care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
A new survey by health researchers in Wellington is aimed at understanding how patients have accessed and experienced primary healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of New Zealanders, and development of antiviral agents and vaccination strategies, are areas of focus for projects given emergency funding announced today
It would be anyone's worst nightmare: being stuck on a cruise ship, confined to your cabin, because more than half of the people on board have COVID-19
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