From tomorrow, young people aged 16 and 17 can receive a free booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months after completing their primary course, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell today released a report finding a district health board (DHB) and a mental health and addiction advocacy and peer support service (the service operating a mental health pilot project), in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code), for failures to coordinate care that led to delay and a lack of appropriate follow-up
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell today released a report finding a Registered Nurse in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for breaching professional and ethical boundaries while having an inappropriate relationship with a patient
Work on rebuilding the Buller Health Centre to replace Westport's old hospital, is making "excellent progress," the West Coast District Health Board says
New Zealand is seeing a drop in cases, but as Omicron takes hold in our regions, public health advice tells us now is not the time for the country to move to Orange, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today
When patients use a treatment that our Kiwi neuroscience company has designed for the relief of chronic pain, there is one knock-on benefit that most of our patients notice first
New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) needs more A+ Donors to donate after a massive increase in demand, adding further strain to already depleted national stocks struggling in the wake of Omicron
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