Advocates express concern over the Budget’s lack of funding for accessibility legislation and feel uncertain about the Government’s commitment to reviewing this bill, as Zach Thompson reports
General practices remain in the dark about this year’s 1 July capitation increase as Te Whatu Ora scrambles post-Budget 2024 to confirm primary care funding
GPs wondering what they’ll get from the Budget’s personal tax cuts are best to check the Government’s online calculator because there’s nothing for companies, a business advisor says
The rapid-response home-visiting team of Auckland outreach vaccination service, Uri Ririki Child Health Connection Centre, will be disestablished at the end of this month
It is essential the staff-hiring freeze announced by Te Whatu Ora on Thursday does not affect front-line health services, says General Practice NZ chair Bryan Betty
Rare Disorders NZ is dismayed about how poorly the election promise to fund 13 new cancer medicines has been handled and expects the Government to recognise the only solution to remedy the harm caused is to increase Pharmac’s funding by at least the $490 million per year needed to fund all the medicines on the Options for Investment list
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