Paid Placements Aotearoa is delivering its petition for paid training in healthcare, education, and social work at Parliament today, 28 May at 12.30pm. The petition has gained over 16,000 signatures and will be received by the Honourable Jan Tinetti, Labour’s Spokesperson for Education & Women.
Antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate, causing global concern. University of Otago researchers have secured funding to find out if a commonly prescribed medicine is adding to the problem
Serving the community through partnership and collaboration is a key pillar of ProCare’s strategy, so today the leading healthcare provider is delighted to announce that it will further strengthen its relationship with longtime supporter and collaborator, the Heart Foundation
In a report issued today, the Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell found a gynaecologist and an obstetrics and gynaecology trainee breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code)
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a rural locum GP breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights in her care of a patient with ongoing right leg pain, swelling and other symptoms
The Aged Care Commissioner has found Waikato DHB (now Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for multiple system failures which resulted in delays in actioning GP referrals and notifying the results of an echocardiogram to a patient
Ryman Healthcare Limited (Ryman) has reported an 18% increase in revenue to $689.9 million for the year ended 31 March 2024, driven by growth in care, village and deferred management fees
More cryptosporidiosis outbreaks could be on the cards for New Zealand as extreme rainfall events become more frequent, causing higher levels of the diarrhoea-causing parasite to be washed into waterways, public health researchers warn
Health experts are warning Kiwis to be vigilant this winter with new data showing hospital admissions in Auckland for acute respiratory diseases are up 13% on the same time last year.[1]
More than 290 lab workers, scientists, technicians, and administrators at New Zealand Blood Service have voted to strike after more than seven months of stalled negotiations
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