CLARIFICATION: In our Budget coverage in the 6 June issue, we started a two-page spread with the introductory paragraph: “Finance minister Grant Robertson’s first Budget, delivered on 17 May, saw Vote Health increased to $18.225 billion, second only to Vote Social Development ($24.284 billion) as a share of government spending
The former National Government’s “social bond” in mental health has been teetering on the brink of cancellation, but the Ministry of Social Development won’t discuss its current state of health
GPs expecting more information about changes in primary care would have been disappointed by health minister David Clark's pitch at the Rotorua GP CME this morning, where he told them to 'watch this space'
In my head, and my heart, I completely understand the need for an extensive review of our health system, not just a sit down and cup of tea. But the reaction in the pit of my stomach to news of a two-year review of the sector wasn’t so much “bring it on” as “you’ve got to be kidding"
In my head, and my heart, I completely understand the need for an extensive review of our health system, not just a sit down and cup of tea. But the reaction in the pit of my stomach to news of a two-year review of the sector wasn’t so much “bring it on” as “you’ve got to be kidding"
The early part of 2018, in health policy terms, feels like the calm before the storm. Apart from the minister of health kicking the $10 decrease in GP fees down the road, most of the talk has been (as it usually is at this point in the political cycle) about the gaps and failures attributable to the previous government
New funding in the Budget for school nurses should prompt a hard look at the disparate, piecemeal service currently in schools where the nurses themselves have no voice, writes Barbara Docherty
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