Finance minister Grant Robertson’s first Budget, delivered on 17 May, saw Vote Health increased to $18.225 billion, second only to Vote Social Development ($24.284 billion) as a share of government spending.
GPs expecting more information about changes in primary care would have been disappointed by health minister David Clark's pitch at the Rotorua GP CME this morning, where he told them to 'watch this space'
A case before New Zealand’s High Court involving pharmacists accused of price fixing is raising questions over whether pharmacists should be allowed to increase prescription fees to cover funding shortfalls
With the health sector review still two years away, Whanganui GP Bill Douglas calls for a $4000 payment per GP, and $2000 per practice nurse, as a sign of good faith
The Government is reviewing the whole of the health system rather than looking separately at primary care, leaving one GP leader concerned some general practices will close before action is taken on funding problems
Long-serving health leaders Tureiti Moxon and Simon Royal get their day in court in October to argue the Crown has failed Māori PHOs and Māori in general
Finance minister Grant Robertson’s first Budget, delivered on 17 May, saw Vote Health increased to $18.225 billion, second only to Vote Social Development ($24.284 billion) as a share of government spending.
An obsession with paying down debt has stopped money coming into areas of health and social services that desperately need it, the Child Poverty Action Group says
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