The $170 million set aside for the creation of the Māori Health Authority does not reflect its full operational cost, prime minister Jacinda Ardern says
Labour is continuing its overhaul of the public health service, backing restructuring with money to build and run hospitals, buy medicines and pay for doctors’ visits
The 2021 Budget sets aside nearly $500 million to implement health reforms, giving less to the soon-to-be-defunct DHBs and providing funding boosts to several health workforces to address cost pressures, including primary care. Pharmacy Today/Kaitiaki Rongoā o te Wā reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports
The Ministry of Health suggested the Government could save money in Budget 2021 by changing the eligibility criteria for the Very Low Cost Access scheme in primary healthcare
In his speech at the Beehive, unveiling his sprawling ambitions for the health system, health minister Andrew Little said he wants a national health IT system that is “smarter – so that it works effectively, intelligently, cohesively, and makes the most of the money and resources available”
Pacific health must be resourced well, skilled and Pacific-led, to meet the significant challenge of poor health and persistent inequities, says health minister Andrew Little
Rural health is largely missing from official documents and speeches on the health reforms, which are instead described with rhetoric on communities and locality networks
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