More general practices will introduce prepaid consultations for patients unless the Government comes to the table with more funding for primary healthcare, Tāmaki Health chief executive Lloyd McCann says
Health minister Shane Reti appears to be distancing himself from fallout arising from a Ministry of Health proposal to axe the Suicide Prevention Office
Minister for mental health Matt Doocey is trying to downplay a Ministry of Health proposal to axe the Suicide Prevention Office in a budget-saving move.
A funding package of $4.6 million has been confirmed to help support general practice to pre-call, recall or refer parents and caregivers of tamariki for their 6-week immunisations
After a 21-month hiatus, the general practice sector’s contract talks forum with funder Te Whatu Ora met and approved a new protocol last month, allowing practices to appoint their own agents
Hope is on the horizon for Kiwis with the most aggressive form of breast cancer now that Pharmac’s cancer advisors have recommended pembrolizumab (branded as Keytruda) be funded for both early and advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)
New Zealand-owned healthcare company Pharmaco (N.Z.) Ltd has welcomed the start of PHARMAC funding of testosterone gel product Testogel as of yesterday, 1st April 2024
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