A seven year battle on behalf of hundreds of people living with the most debilitating form of Multiple Sclerosis has been won – with Pharmac agreeing to fund Aotearoa New Zealand’s first ever treatment for the disease variant from October 1st
Te Pātaka Whaioranga – Pharmac has confirmed it is widening access to ocrelizumab (branded as Ocrevus) as the first funded treatment for primary progressive multiple sclerosis
Nearly 90 per cent of general practice owners are concerned about the future financial viability of their practices, a new survey of GenPro members shows, painting a damning picture of the pressures GPs are under
The RNZCGP accused accused the National Party of “political gamesmanship” over its plan to slash the number of people receiving free prescriptions to fund new cancer drugs
General Practitioners Aotearoa interim chair Buzz Burrell has described the Cabinet paper on the Government’s primary healthcare plans as “aspirational drivel”
A Cabinet paper discusses a work programme looking at how primary and community healthcare providers are funded, including settings for capitation funding
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