The Health and Disability Commissioner has found Taranaki District Health Board (now Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand Taranaki) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for postoperative management following TVT-O mesh (vaginal mesh tape sling) surgery
The Ministry of Health remains committed to ensuring there is strong and visible leadership of suicide prevention in any new organisational structure and has provided that assurance to the Minister of Mental Health
The Associate Education Minister David Seymour is quoting a highly negative Treasury report on the Healthy School Lunches Programme to justify cuts, despite new evaluations that paint a much more positive picture
The Invercargill After Hours Clinic, organised by WellSouth Primary Health Network from 29 March is set to continue until a future solution is worked out
General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ) welcomes the confirmation from Dr Nick Chamberlain, National Director – National Public Health Service, of additional funding to support pre-call and recall activities for the 6-week scheduled immunisations
What many have failed to notice in the Education Review Office’s classroom behavioural findings is a small line that reveals a systemic issue: “not all schools have a dedicated counsellor”
As the inaugural Muriwhenua Wellbeing Festival kicks off tomorrow it marks another step towards supporting a healthier, thriving whānau living in Te Hiku
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