Health Investigation – General anaesthetic used without informed consent 20HDC02122
Source: Health and Disability Commissioner
A doctor has breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) after a woman was given a...
Election 2023 and Health News – 18,000 Allied health workers receive significant pay equity...
Source: PSA
Today about 18,000 health workers in more than 100 Allied professions – including physiotherapists, social workers, and laboratory scientists – are being offered a...
Covid care to focus on providing antiviral medicine to eligible people
Source: Covid-19 New Zealand Government Announcements
Providing antiviral medicine for COVID-19 to eligible people will become the key focus of primary and community pharmacy care...
Release: Support for new retailers to increase supermarket competition
Source: New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will assist new retailers to set up business in New Zealand as part of its drive to cut the...
Release: National’s plan means more cuts, more kids in poverty
Source: New Zealand Labour Party
National’s fiscal plan has failed to fill the massive fiscal hole in its dodgy tax scheme, it will mean more...
Government shows further commitment to pay equity for healthcare workers
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government welcomes the proposed pay equity settlement that will see significant pay increases for around 18,000 Te Whatu Ora Allied,...
University Research – Drug resistant diseases “ticking timebomb” in Oceania – Otago University
Source: University of Otago
An international group of researchers is calling for urgent intervention and surveillance of drug resistant pathogens in Oceania, following the study...
Nigeria: Urgent funds needed to manage diphtheria outbreak, with more than 7,200 cases and...
Source: Save The Children
ABUJA, 29 September – A staggering 7,202 cases of diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be fatal without treatment,...
Tapping into India’s Thriving Market for Farm Commodities
Source: Press Release ServiceOpinion of Dr Gordon Rajendram
New Zealand, renowned for its agricultural practices, has long been a global hub for exporting high- quality...
Devonport 7-Day Pharmacy’s Guide to Navigating Allergies
Source: Press Release ServiceWe know that spring is a season of renewal and rejuvenation, but for many, it also brings the unwelcome arrival of...
Save the Children calls for children to be back on the agenda in Election...
Source: Save the Children
Save the Children is asking politicians and voters to put children’s needs at the top of the agenda ahead of Election 23,...
Public health warning: shellfish biotoxin alert for Marlborough Sounds
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from part of Queen Charlotte...