Questions to ponder in 2019 from Partners in Care
Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission Questions to ponder in 2019 from Partners in Care 13 Dec 2018 | Partners in Care The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Partners in Care team has had a steady stream of requests to provide advice on consumer engagement this year. The requests have come from professional bodies, colleges […]
Read More →Meningococcal disease information for the public of the Waikato District
Source: Waikato District Health Board Northland DHB currently has a targeted meningococcal vaccination programme underway after an outbreak of meningococcal disease (type W). They are offering vaccination to children under 5 and to those aged 13 to under 20 years old. These are the groups that are most at risk from the disease, and those […]
Read More →Dr Paul Reeve wins Clyde Wade Award 2018
Source: Waikato District Health Board Waikato Hospital is a major teaching hospital in New Zealand with over 100 physicians, and of them there were 30 nominations for the 2018 Clyde Wade Award for excellence in clinical teaching in the Department of Medicine. This year’s award went to Dr Paul Reeve. “Medicine is not just a […]
Read More →New cancer registrations 2016
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health These annually published interactive tables and graphs provide high-level data on cancer registrations in 2016. They include information about the most common cancers registered and breakdowns by common demographic variables. Key findings Total Male Female Number of new cancer registrations, 2016 Māori 2,492 1,102 1,390 Non-Māori 21,594 11,398 […]
Read More →Equity a priority for Lisa Smith as Diabetes Nurse Prescriber
Source: Tairawhiti District Health Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist, Lisa Smith is the only Māori Nurse Prescriber in Tairāwhiti, and a very good one at that. Lisa, who is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Whakatohea and Ngati Hāua descent, grew up in Manutuke and is passionate about Tairāwhiti. Lisa has been working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Hauora […]
Read More →Update for the 2018/19 Invitation to Tender – 12 December 2018
Source: Pharmac Amendment to line items Line items have been amended for the following products (change in italics): Busulfan – tab 2 mg: tender extended to include listing in community and hospital settings Mercaptopurine – tab 50 mg: tender extended to include listing in community and hospital settings Methotrexate – inj 25 mg per ml, […]
Read More →Decision to list haemodialysis products supplied by BSN Medical Limited
Source: Pharmac What we are doing We are pleased to announce the approval of a listing agreement for a range of haemodialysis products with BSN Medical Limited (“BSN Medical”). In summary this will result in: Listing 10 Haemodialysis procedure packs from BSN Medical in Part III of Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule from 1 February […]
Read More →Hopes high for positive change following mental health and addictions review
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Hopes high for positive change following mental health and addictions review The Mental Health and Addiction inquiry report released this month by Health Minister David Clark is the most significant review of the sector since the 1990s and looks set to lead to an overhaul […]
Read More →Strategy to prevent and minimise gambling harm 2019/20-2021/22 proposals document
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Summary The Gambling Act 2003 sets out requirements for an ‘integrated problem gambling strategy focused on public health’. The Ministry of Health is responsible for developing and refreshing the strategy at three-yearly intervals, and for implementing it. The Crown recovers the cost of developing and implementing the strategy, by […]
Read More →Decision to list a new brand of iron polymaltose (Ferrosig)
Source: Pharmac Detail about this decision The currently listed brand of iron polymaltose, Ferrum H (supplied by Vifor), is being discontinued and will be delisted from the Pharmaceutical Schedule on 1 April 2019. To ensure continuous supply of iron polymaltose, PHARMAC has reached an agreement with Sigma Healthcare for ongoing supply of its brand of iron […]
Read More →Decision to list Interventional Radiology products supplied by Edwards Lifesciences (New Zealand) Limited
Source: Pharmac Detail about this decision In September 2017 PHARMAC issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for interventional radiology products for non-exclusive national agreements for listing on the Pharmaceutical Schedule. After completing the RFP evaluation, and consulting on the provisional agreement reached with Edwards, PHARMAC has decided to list Edward’s ranges of Interventional Radiology Products […]
Read More →Whakakotahi 2019 shortlist announced
Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission Whakakotahi 2019 shortlist announced 10 Dec 2018 | Primary Care The shortlist of projects for the third round of Whakakotahi, the Commission’s initiative to develop quality improvement capability in primary care, has been announced. Primary care providers were recently invited to apply for Whakakotahi 2019. Of the 23 applications […]
Read More →Proposal to open access to atomoxetine and change funded brand
Source: Pharmac What we’re proposing PHARMAC is proposing to remove all funding restrictions from all presentations of atomoxetine, and change the funded brand of atomoxetine from Strattera to a brand supplied by Generic Partners (NZ) Limited. The Generic Partners brand of atomoxetine would be listed from 1 July 2019, and the community and hospital funding […]
Read More →Second Wellington GP strike planned for tomorrow
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Doctors at five Wellington general practices are due to strike for an hour tomorrow morning, the second in a series of walkouts over the exclusion of their dentist colleagues from their collective employment agreement. Twenty-one doctors at Iwi health provider practices in Porirua, Cannons Creek, Titahi Bay and Newtown […]
Read More →NZNO says workforce issues missing in mental health and addiction report
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation New Zealand Nurses Organisation media release, 7 December 2018 The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes He Ara Oranga, the report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, but says more emphasis on nursing and workforce wellbeing is required. NZNO President Grant Brookes said many of the issues […]
Read More →Public hospital specialists deserve safe staffing, says NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation New Zealand Nurses Organisation media release, 7 December 2018 The New Zealand Nurses Association (NZNO) supports the Association of Senior Medical Specialists’ (ASMS’s) call for safer staffing conditions for senior doctors and dentists working in public hospitals. It also agrees that district health boards (DHBs) and the Ministry of Health […]
Read More →Showcasing our medical scientists
Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Showcasing our medical scientists The Kudos are New Zealand’s only regional science excellence awards, established in 2007 by the Kudos Science Trust (Hamilton Science Awards Trust). Each year, the Kudos Awards recognise top scientists from Hamilton and the Waikato region in a range of science categories. […]
Read More →Showcasing our medical scientists
Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Showcasing our medical scientists The Kudos are New Zealand’s only regional science excellence awards, established in 2007 by the Kudos Science Trust (Hamilton Science Awards Trust). Each year, the Kudos Awards recognise top scientists from Hamilton and the Waikato region in a range of science categories. […]
Read More →Showcasing our medical scientists
Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Showcasing our medical scientists The Kudos are New Zealand’s only regional science excellence awards, established in 2007 by the Kudos Science Trust (Hamilton Science Awards Trust). Each year, the Kudos Awards recognise top scientists from Hamilton and the Waikato region in a range of science categories. […]
Read More →Proposal to list a new presentation of raltegravir and amend arrangements for raltegravir and posaconazole
Source: Pharmac What we’re proposing PHARMAC is seeking your feedback on a multiproduct proposal with Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD). The proposal would list a new, once-daily presentation of raltegravir for the treatment of HIV, as well as make changes to the contractual arrangements for the currently funded presentation of raltegravir and for posaconazole. Consultation […]
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