Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey says contracts for his $1 million peer workforce fund are in place and training has begun for some of the Peer Support Specialists, an important step in growing the peer support workforce
A “hard reset” for Te Whatu Ora to address many of the issues affecting the agency is planned by Christmas, according to Lester Levy, the recently appointed Te Whatu Ora commissioner
The Government’s decision to delay the free availability of life-saving cancer drug Keytruda means more waiting for patients who have already been hurt by National’s bad decisions
The Government’s broken promise that no frontline services will be impacted by its funding cuts has again been shown up as a blatant lie with the $14 million funding cuts for the Family Start programme
Associate health minister David Seymour’s directive to Pharmac may streamline decisionmaking but it downplays the true role of the Treaty of Waitangi, writes Dominic O’Sullivan
Gabrielle Baker dives into the implications of the new Government Policy Statement on Health, highlighting its departure from previous commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity and what this means
Following the selection of JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate for the US presidential election, we have a podcast recommendation that dissects his best-selling book
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
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