Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti has welcomed preliminary data on a major immunisation initiative, saying it reinforces a commitment to get resources and funding out of a Wellington-based bureaucratic tangle and directly to frontline providers
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has announced significant improvements in radiology services in the Wellington region, with the first of eight new digital radiography machines now operational at Wellington Regional Hospital
Health officials expect a $30 million scheme announced by health minister Shane Reti to expand access to primary care-referred radiology will actually reduce demand in some areas by weeding out inappropriate requests
The timing and funding for health minister Shane Reti’s suggestion of primary care delivering some of the extra cancer drugs is still “to be determined”, a Te Whatu Ora senior official says.
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says delivery of a long overdue Emergency Observation Unit for Christchurch Hospital will reduce admissions, free up valuable resources across the hospital and help deliver on shorter stays in Emergency Departments
Caught between packing boxes and health sector shake-ups, Barbara Fountain looks back on a fortnight of COVID-19 recovery, unexpected bumps and the latest in reforms
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