The first weekend clinic will be held in New Plymouth this Saturday and Sunday (July 10 and 11), as the region’s programme begins to ramp up the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a dermatologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in his care of a woman undergoing surgery for skin cancer
A new report paints a stark picture of the health care challenges faced by Pacific peoples in New Zealand and calls for ambitious changes to the system to be made urgently
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Media release from the Health Quality and Safety Commission
Australia’s government is backing a study by the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute that aims to help the one-in-10 babies born by planned caesarean section to avoid breathing problems
A new study published in the Journal of Primary Health Care shows how during the COVID-19 outbreak, GPs in Italy successfully moved to a virtual medicine model in order to reduce the spread of the virus, and keep patients, and themselves, safe
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are seven cases to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s update Friday
Blacked-out pages on a briefing paper to health minister Andrew Little leaves many questions unanswered about progress being made on rural training hubs
Retired and overseas-trained health professionals and the wider health workforce can now join New Zealand’s expanding vaccinator workforce, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today
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Media release from the Minister of COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins
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