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1 In 6 New Zealanders Is Disabled. Why Does So Much Health Research Still Exclude Them?
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:18:20 +1200 | The Conversation
When people with lived experience contribute to the design and delivery of health care and research, it means services are used more and fairer outcomes achieved. More >>
Medical Testing Company Awanui Loses Millions Amid 'Funding Gap', Staff To Strike Over Pay
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:23:56 +1200 | RNZ
The result is the third straight year with no dividend payment to shareholders. More >>
Countries Finalise Historic Pandemic Agreement After Three Years Of Negotiations
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:37:11 +1200 | UN News
In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May ...More >>
2025 Critic And Conscience Of Society Award Winner Advocates For Health Policy Action
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:24:21 +1200 | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Sponsored by the philanthropic trust The Gama Foundation, the annual award recognises an academic’s role under the Education and Training Act 2020 to act as the critic and conscience of society.More >>
Over 200,000 New Zealanders To Benefit From Medicines Funding Boost
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:27:06 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The funding boost of $604 million over four years has allowed Pharmac to fund or widen access to 59 medicines so far, with five more being considered for funding as of today.More >>
Pharmac Plans To Improve Access To Asthma Inhalers
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:21:39 +1200 | PHARMAC
Pharmac is also proposing a change which would provide further support for New Zealanders moving onto these inhalers. More >>
Health Infrastructure Plan Ushering In Privatisation Of The Health System
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:13:52 +1200 | PSA
Privatisation will inevitably mean syphoning money off from providing health services for all to pay profits to private corporations. This will result in only those who can pay being able to access adequate health care and other vital services.More >>
Women Say Thank You, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:23:18 +1200 | Women's Rights Party
Women’s Rights Party Co-leader Jill Ovens says the issue is about language being used by Health NZ and the Ministry of Health in policies and health information relating to women's health. It is not about how individuals are treated.More >>
Midwives Advocate For 'And-And' Approach To Pregnancy Language
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:04:48 +1200 | RNZ
Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has directed Health NZ to say "women" instead of "pregnant people". More >>
Mental Health Staff And Patients At Risk Without Plan
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:53:54 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government has failed to provide a plan to support mental health workers, patients and other staff when people detained under the Mental Health Act are brought into emergency departments."More >>
Minister Directs Health NZ To Revive Stalled Health Centre
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 21:18:11 +1200 | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
‘Very Encouraging’: Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the Health Minister’s push for progress on a rural health centre. More >>
Longer Wait For Treatment Under National
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:23:10 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
“By underfunding GPs the National Government is just kicking the can down the road for many New Zealanders who will get sicker or need more urgent care without being able to see a doctor in the community,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall ...More >>
Medicines Amendment Bill Passes First Reading
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:55:06 +1200 | New Zealand Government
This change will increase access to medicines for Kiwis by introducing a streamlined verification pathway for medicines. People will access new treatments more quickly. This is committed to in the ACT-National and National-NZ First coalition agreements.More >>
Cuts To Fraud & Audit Jobs Mean Millions Of Health Dollars Overpaid Or Stolen Will Be Lost
Wed, 9 Apr 2025 17:06:23 +1200 | PSA
By not detecting overpayments or cracking down on fraud, it means precious health dollars are not being used for their proper purpose of improving outcomes for patients no matter where they are in the health system.More >>
Government Considers U-turn On Baby Formula Rules After Industry Shift
Mon, 7 Apr 2025 18:06:43 +1200 | RNZ
The formula companies wanted the government to opt out of tougher regulation, but now they want back in. More >>
Advocates Call For Urgent Policy Change To Protect Hospitalised Kiwis From Financial Hardship
Mon, 7 Apr 2025 15:32:35 +1200 | ANZMES
Petition Gains Momentum to End Benefit Cuts for Hospitalised Individuals, Highlighting the Story of Rhiannon Purves More >>
Fighting The GP Shortage - Manawatū GP Network Keeps Healthcare Local.
Mon, 7 Apr 2025 15:21:34 +1200 | Local Health
The Feilding Health Care Group, which this week is relaunching as Local Health, Chief Executive Nicky Hart explains that when the network started in 2016, they could see a growing issue.More >>
Advocates Urge Accountability Amid WHO Corruption Allegations
Mon, 7 Apr 2025 12:50:00 +1200 | CAPHRA
Two years after Dr Kasai’s dismissal, WPRO remains plagued by dysfunction, said Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of CAPHRA. More >>
Nurses’ Union Backs Call To Scrap Anti-Treaty Bill
Fri, 4 Apr 2025 15:47:06 +1300 | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Parliament's Justice Committee has released its report into the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and has recommended it does not proceed. More >>
Mental Health Targets Show Increasing Access
Fri, 4 Apr 2025 09:11:51 +1300 | New Zealand Government
“The results released today reinforce the Government’s commitment to increasing access to timely mental health and addiction support. I’m pleased the targets and numbers are going in the right direction overall which results in better access for ...More >>
