“Children fully exposed to fluoride made up 58.1 per cent of the group we analysed, and we found they were more likely to have higher household socioeconomic status, lower area-level socioeconomic ...

Statement from WellSouth Primary Health Network, CEO, Andrew Swanson-Dobbs: As the primary health organisation (PHO) for ...

“General practice is amazed at the extravagant payments to a few telehealth providers during these cash-strapped times. And ...

The Government’s decision to fund telehealth providers at exorbitant rates is another example of National undermining family doctors and community clinics. “It’s not right to pay large subsidies to ...

Minister for Children Karen Chhour has announced that the residential workforce is being boosted by an investment in their professionalisation. Secure residences provide care for children and young ...

Thousands more New Zealanders will get the procedures they need faster, with the Government today announcing 21,000 more elective procedures over the next year through its Elective Boost programme, ...

Standing for the Crown, New Plymouth MP David MacLeod bore the stinging criticism with obvious discomfort – like Pōmare he is ...

New Zealanders with cancer will have greater continuity of care from today, following Pharmac’s decision on amending pharmaceutical schedule rules to allow access to new publicly funded cancer ...

“Over 26,000 medical devices were added to the comprehensive list, bringing the total number of devices on the list to ...

New Zealand’s first ever nationwide list of medical devices, effective from today, will support better patient care and ...

This move follows the PSA writing to the Auditor-General in May urging it to investigate the restructure of the Audit Assurance and Risk team. Health NZ Te Whatu Ora is proposing to remove 23 roles ...

Women accessing medicinal cannabis in illegal markets increasingly relied on female suppliers, viewing them as safer and more reliable. Some also helped connect others to these suppliers and used ...