The twin threats of GP fee hikes and the downscaled Dunedin hospital project ought to put steel into the Government's efforts to find savings and interrogate the business case for the proposed $380 ...

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) is thrilled to announce the 2024 recipients of the PMA Pacific Health Education Scholarships, aimed at supporting the next generation of Pacific health ...

The wave of practices being sold into corporate and other networks continues. But in the past two years the tidal surge has slowed, slightly, and even started to recede in places. Fiona Cassie reports ...

The Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey today opened Te Waka Aorangi Child Wellness Centre at Tauranga Hospital, marking a significant milestone in the Government’s commitment to enhancing the ...

Pharmac has decided to fund lenvatinib from 1 December 2024 for people with some types of thyroid, liver, and kidney cancer. Lenvatinib (branded as Lenvima) stops the number of cancer cells from ...

Ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29), the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for an end to reliance on fossil fuels and advocates for people-centred adaptation and ...

Several new initiatives have been implemented in the last 10 years, including the establishment of a nurse-led Chemotherapy Infusion Unit at Kaitaia Hospital in 2017 and at Bay of Islands Hospital in ...

The November issue of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa is out now. It’s a brand-new take on a 35-year-old publication – new look, same team, great timing, big picture. In this first monthly issue, we ...

An urgent Waitangi Tribunal report finds the Treaty Principles Bill would be ‘the worst, most comprehensive breach’ of te Tiriti in modern times ...

The evidence supporting accessible, weight-inclusive care environments presents a clear pathway forward. By embracing these changes, New Zealand’s healthcare system can transform from one that ...

Gabrielle Baker takes us through a brief history of Whānau Ora and how successive governments have viewed the concept, with changes coming to commissioning agencies in 2025 ...

“The final action plan is due for release next year. As this plan will guide our collective suicide prevention efforts for the next five years under the Every Life Matters – He Tapu te Oranga o ia ...