The lack of political will for a “circuit breaker” to reform rural health training seems apparent from just-released official briefing papers, says rural health advocate Grant Davidson
The New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) welcomes the National party’s concept of reintroducing health targets to improve timely access to hospital dental services for New Zealanders
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) acknowledges the New Zealand National Party’s election pledge to implement healthcare system targets and awaits further information on what solutions it would action to support the achievement of these targets
A National Government will bring back targets for important measures like wait times and cancer treatment to focus the health system on achieving better results, and will incentivise GP clinics to lift immunisation rates, National’s Health spokesperson Shane Reti says
The rural workforce crisis was under the spotlight at a political forum last night, with National touting a third medical school as one answer and Labour calling it folly
The Government has confirmed $73.7 million over the next four years and a further $40.5m in outyears to continue to transform the disability support system, Minister for Disability Issues Priyanca Radhakrishnan has announced
NZ First has released a list of campaign commitments, including its health policies, for next month’s general election, but none of them have been costed
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