The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) supports mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for the entire healthcare workforce in clinical and non-clinical positions
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Media release from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Pharmac has funded upadacitinib tablets as an alternative treatment for New Zealanders with severe rheumatoid arthritis, who are impacted by the tocilizumab stock shortage
Pharmac is widening funded access to tocilizumab, an immunosuppressive drug used mainly to treat arthritis, to treat moderate to severe cases of COVID-19, subject to access criteria from 1 October 2021
A month on since the Covid-19 Delta outbreak and the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) through Pasifika Futures (PFL) - the Whānau Ora commissioning agency for Pacific families – has utilized $7.8 million to support Pacific families during this current community outbreak
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Media release from the Pasifika Medical Association Group
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the Nursing Safe Staffing Review, and specifically the effectiveness of the implementation of ‘Care Capacity Demand Management (CCDM)’ at all Aotearoa New Zealand DHBs
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Media release from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation
I was depressed, isolated and exhausted, even when baby was sleeping through. I struggled to do anything. I never had enough time with my Well Child nurse to even begin to broach these topics
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