Patients waiting for elective surgery should get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population – potentially helping to avoid post-operative deaths linked to the virus, according to a new study
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Media release from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Government is providing a funding boost to Pacific health providers to assist them with the delivery of the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Pacific communities
New research released today shows that 93 percent of Māori in Aotearoa experience racism every day, and even more - 96 percent - say racism is a problem for their whānau
There is one previously reported border-related case of COVID-19 and one further case under investigation currently being managed as an active case. The border-related case was reported yesterday evening. The case under investigation is a household contact of the border-related case
A new practice nurse pay deal has been given the thumbs-up – discussions are now underway on distributing the promised stop-gap Crown funding to practices party to the nurses’ union deal
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