The annual tender process is a key mechanism for Pharmac to manage pharmaceutical expenditure at a relatively low ...

Senior medical and dental officers who are members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists - Toi Mata Hauora (ASMS ...

The Hauora Māori Advisory Committee (HMAC) welcomes the Government’s decision to elevate its role to directly advise Health New Zealand and the Minister of Health on Māori health matters.

When founding PSNZ chief executive Richard Townley stood down in 2023 after 19 years at the helm, he left big shoes to fill.

Clinical pharmacist Pauline McQuoid takes issue with nurse practitioner Tamah Clapham’s recent opinion piece, and her ...

“After years of bureaucracy and confusion, the health system lost its focus. The previous government scrapped health targets, centralised decision-making with no accountability, while every single ...

This year’s GPCME, held at Rotorua’s Energy Events Centre from 5 to 8 June, took place against a backdrop of change in the ...

Moves by Health NZ to outsource elective operations to the private hospital sector increase the risk of a two-tier health system and will worsen the medical workforce shortage, a leading medical ...

Austen fans will quickly recognise this passage as Emma Woodhouse’s most shaming moment. Mr. Knightly is scolding Emma after their ill-fated outing to Box Hill, where she has impulsively and cruelly ...

A group of scholars in health and policy have worked together on a briefing, titled "Regulatory Standards Bill threatens the public interest, public health and Māori rights". It's authors are Jonathan ...

The latest New Zealand Health Survey shows that, for the first time in a decade, smoking rates have flatlined rather than fallen. Stark inequities persist, with daily smoking prevalence among Māori at ...

Childhood trauma flared when editor Barbara Fountain saw mention of table grapes and spiders in a new document on the Te Whatu Ora website ...