The recently announced Pharmac review is fatally flawed. While the Government may feel it can claim the moral high ground, listening to public concern and acting on their election promise of a "review", they have also knowingly hamstrung the process by restricting the parameters of the review itself
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Media release from Leukemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand
ProCare Network Limited has expanded its transition ownership programme with the purchase of two general practices in Auckland: OneCare Health, which has a clinic in Papatoetoe and another in Otahuhu; and Mt Smart Medical Centre, which is located in Onehunga
A new vaccine factsheet released by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) reassures the community that all vaccines are thoroughly tested for safety and efficacy before they are approved for use in Australia and New Zealand. This comes following the start of one of the largest and most complex immunisation programs in both Australia and New Zealand, an incredible milestone and achievement for the two nations
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Media release from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Waikato District Health Board has joined the National Bowel Screening Programme, bringing the life-saving initiative to more than 66,000 residents, aged 60 to 74
There are no new COVID-19 cases to report in the community. There are two new COVID-19 cases to report in managed isolation. One of these cases is historical and deemed not infectious
Medicines New Zealand, the industry association representing companies involved in the research, development and manufacture of modern medicines and vaccines, is supportive of the proposed review into PHARMAC if it is intended to improve the existing system and enhance modern medicines access for patients and the health system
For some people, their innate sense of self doesn’t fit with their biological sex. Any distress this causes is particularly heightened during puberty, but medication used to help is controversial
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Media release from the University of Otago, Christchurch
The Government is following through on an election promise to conduct an independent review into PHARMAC, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister Andrew Little announced today
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Release from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Health Andrew Little
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