The importance of primary and community based care in the future of the Southern health system has now led to Southern DHB and WellSouth launching a new project for establishing a strategy and action plan for services through to 2030
The reported examples of poor patient care at Dunedin Hospital are a direct result of years of neglect from the leadership of the District Health Board including ignoring warnings from frustrated specialists.
Hospice NZ has welcomed the report of the Health Select Committee’s investigation into the desire to end one’s life, which was tabled in the House earlier this week
“The announcement that respected acting Chair of Canterbury District Health Board Sir Mark Solomon will not be confirmed in this position sends yet another threatening message
After much speculation last week, US scientists have published a study in which they used CRISPR to edit human embryos, removing a mutation linked to a heritable heart condition
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has launched a new website, After a Suicide, offering friends, whānau and family practical information and guidance after a loved one or someone close to them dies by suicide.
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