A draft report on the capitation funding formula is being reviewed and may be released in due course, says Health and Disability Review Transition Unit director Stephen McKernan
The interim Māori Health Authority’s first act as a commissioning body is a trial run before its official opening in three months, says associate health minister Peeni Henare
As I write, New Zealand is in the midst of phase 3 of the Omicron response plan, and case numbers are fluctuating daily. It is hard to imagine a plan has been in place
This year significant reforms to New Zealand’s health care system will be introduced. But to achieve its goals of an equitable system, the government needs to make deeper changes than it has proposed
The Government has done little for mental wellbeing and prevention, instead rolling out a recruitment drive for nurses to treat the already ill, writes Barbara Docherty
Primary care needs to “get on and build the future”, and not hope for the health reforms to provide answers, says veteran of the sector, John Macaskill-Smith
Pharmac has confirmed today they are funding a bundle deal which will give New Zealanders more effective treatment options for lung cancer and ovarian cancer
New Zealand is in the midst of phase three of the Omicron response plan, and case numbers are fluctuating daily. It is hard to imagine a plan has been in place
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