It’s been 52 years since the landmark moment on September 14 1972, when Hana Te Hemara and her fellow activists from Ngā Tamatoa, Te Reo Māori Society and student group Te Huinga Tauira marched to ...

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Pharmac—Te Pātaka Whaioranga is consulting on a proposal to fund the medicine lenvatinib for three types of cancer and has also issued a Request for Tender (RFT) to secure the supply of another cancer ...

Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all patients. Urologist Simon van Rij discusses the key considerations and ...

Doctors must meet the standards laid out in the Council’s statement on Good Prescribing Practice. The Principles for Quality and Safe Prescribing Practice are already reflected in our statement on ...

Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all ...

Mark Liddle argues that it’s time to overhaul the flawed fees review process approach and ensure financial viability without penalising practices or patients ...

The silver bullet to arresting poor youth mental health, attendance records, and achievement levels might be ring-fenced funding for school-based counsellors, says the NZ Association of Counsellors ...

Christchurch cigar and tobacco retailer, Canteros Limited and its owner were fined $28,000 for eight breaches of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act. The breaches related to the ...

Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga is widening access to seven medicines, benefitting an estimated 5,700 people within the first year of funding. The decision includes treatments for schizophrenia, low ...

A joint set of prescribing principles has been developed collaboratively by seven responsible authorities that regulate health practitioners who prescribe, to help ensure public safety by promoting ...

The deputy health and disability commissioner (HDC) has found a man was left without care for four months after a "human error" from care provider Nurse Maude. Nurse Maude had been providing care to a ...