PHOs that are locally responsive PHOs can potentially step into the new role of locality networks, GP leaders were told by health minister Andrew Little
Replacing all District Health Boards across the country will see our regions and smaller communities lose their voice and their autonomy, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says
The proposed new funding channels may see non-mainstream health providers get more than the leftover crumbs off their local DHB’s table, says health policy academic Tim Tenbensel
The President of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand, Mark von Dadelszen, has welcomed the intent of the Government’s health sector reforms as announced by Health Minister Andrew Little and said he hopes it brings an end to the delays, discriminations and raw deals endured by Kiwi men with prostate cancer
The Director for The Whanau Ora Community Clinic is pleased by this morning’s announcement of major reforms to the healthcare system, including the establishment of a long-awaited Māori Health Authority and believes that Whanau Ora should be considered as a way forward
“I was having second thoughts, but I’m so glad I went along,” says academic and Papakura GP Matire Harwood after travelling to Wellington to attend today’s health reforms announcement
News of the removal of all 20 DHBs has surprised some in the pharmacy sector but the widespread feeling is one of hope and optimism that health reforms announced today will benefit pharmacy and their patients across the country
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