Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says people with diabetes and other painful conditions will benefit from a significant new qualification to boost training in foot care. “It sounds simple, but quality ...

Applications are welcomed from anyone who is undertaking research in this field. You do not have to be a doctor or a member of the College to apply. Grants are typically in the range of $5,000 - ...

Pharmac is also consulting on a joint proposal with Medsafe to increase access to ADHD medicines. The consultation is considering changes to the regulations and funding restrictions stimulant ...

Through global collaboration, with the World Health Organization at the hub, pandemic threats can be quickly identified, and measures can be recommended to stop them in their tracks.

In a report released today, Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Vanessa Caldwell has found a GP breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) by failing to ...

Uncle Covid, as Vaquero came to be known, became a local media sensation. His story was dismissed as an urban myth by the political and professional elites of the city. But it struck a chord with an ...

In a report released today, Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Vanessa Caldwell has found deficiencies in a psychiatric assessment breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ ...

In a report released today, Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall has found a woman’s rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) were breached ...

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (the College) welcomes Hon Simeon Brown to the role of Minister of Health and looks forward to progressing changes to improve workforce ...

General Practitioners Aotearoa opposes the Government’s recent decision to fund specific smoking cessation products, namely vaping kits.

Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of ...

However, prime minister Christopher Luxon’s explanation for the move, as part of a Cabinet reshuffle which sees transport ...