Clear, honest communication and a good rapport with doctors are key factors in the high levels of satisfaction reported by patients with high risk pregnancies following consultation with specialist obstetricians, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found
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Media release from the University of Otago, Wellington
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare, says creating new ways of procuring services for Māori mental wellbeing will make a significant difference to Māori over time
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Media release from associate minister of health Peeni Henare
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a district health board (DHB) and a rest home provider in breach of the Code for failures in the care of an elderly man following a stroke
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a pharmacist in breach of the Code for dispensing the wrong dose of methadone to a consumer and failing to follow relevant professional guidelines
The Ministry of Health is reporting this evening a positive Covid-19 test result in a managed isolation worker at the Grand Millenium Hotel, Auckland. The test was done as part of routine surveillance testing
The Pacific Nursing Section of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is asking the Pasifika community to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and says the Government needs a special vaccination programme for Pasifika
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Media release from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is praising the Government’s law change proposal to give the Director-General of Health control over water fluoridation
There are no new cases in the community to report today. There are 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation since our last media statement on Wednesday
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