Jenny Black, Chair Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, has announced the appointment of Lexie O’Shea as interim Chief Executive (CE) for Nelson Marlborough Health (NMH)
This week the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) launched up-to-date guidance on the management of type 2 diabetes for primary care practitioners
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Media release from NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes
Research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has shown the offer of an HPV self-test could increase the uptake of cervical screening by almost three times for under-screened Māori women
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Media release from Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka
Grab some popcorn and hit the couch; The Health Media is starting 2021 with a Popcorn Panel looking at how a Māori Health Authority vested with commissioning power might work, and the potential impact on primary care’s frontline
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Media release from The Health Media and New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a registered nurse in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care provided to a man in a high dependency unit (HDU)
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
There are 6 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious. There are no new cases in the community
Dr Kiriana Bird (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) has been appointed to the Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for a three-year term
Working together to deliver quality services to the people of Taranaki takes an important step forward with the signing of a partnership agreement between Tui Ora and the Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB)
The Ministry of Health has announced the new Executive Steering Group membership which will support the new Dunedin Hospital project through the next stages
There are 10 cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand since our last media statement on Friday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious. There are no new cases in the community
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