In a report published today, Deputy Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell found Northland District Health Board (now Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for the care of a woman in her fifties
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a pharmacy breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to dispense an insulin pen correctly
The Inaugural Board and Management meeting for the newly formed South Wairarapa Practice Partnership resonated with excitement and anticipation to support patients when they met for the first time on Tuesday 28 May
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says additional supplies of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) will enable New Zealanders to continue testing this winter
New Zealanders will now benefit from free access to radiology services referred directly by their general practitioner, resulting in faster diagnosis and improved health outcomes, says Health Minister Dr Shane Reti
The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden says this Government will improve the Holidays Act 2003 [the Act] with the help of businesses and workers who will be affected by changes to the Act
Northland surgeon Dr Maxine Ronald (Te Kapotai ki Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Rangi) has been named the inaugural Māori Breast Cancer Research Leadership Fellow, in a bid to address the disparities faced by wāhine Māori and Pasifika women affected by breast cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand
There have been significant changes in access to mental health and addiction over the past five years a monitoring report released today by Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows
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