Taranaki District Health Board (DHB) (now Te Whatu Ora Taranaki) breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) for failing to provide an appropriate standard of care to a pregnant woman with diabetes
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner, Dr Vanessa Caldwell, has found Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB) (now Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code)
CareHQ, the online GP service and joint venture between ProCare and Southern Cross Health Society, is delighted to announce the appointment of Brett Butler as General Manager
Physiotherapy NZ is today calling on the Government to expand the funding for physiotherapy treatment for New Zealanders on orthopaedic surgical waiting lists, following the promising results of a pilot programme in Northland
A one-day kidney transplant workup programme, allowing patients with Chronic Kidney Disease to complete numerous tests on the same day, has significantly sped up the process for prospective recipients
New Zealand needs to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer if it wants to reverse the dramatic increase of people aged under 50 being diagnosed and dying from the disease, University of Otago researchers say
Te Pātaka Whaioranga – Pharmac has confirmed supply agreements for a range of funded vaccines including those that protect against influenza and meningococcal disease. This follows a request for proposals (RFP) competitive process
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