Health
Health Research Council announces two new awards
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has announced two new awards for excellence in health research which will sit alongside the Council's...
Pharmac to fund new insulin drug
Pharmac has announced it will fund a new type of insulin for people with diabetes, branded as Ryzodeg, from 1 May.
Pharmac’s Director Pharmaceuticals, Geraldine...
Health communications system to improve service for South Island patients
Health New Zealand says it has significantly improved the way it communicates with South Island patients by introducing an email-based system to send appointment letters.
However, to ensure...
Whānau at the forefront for Otago researchers
The University of Otago says whānau is at the heart of cancer research projects set to be undertaken by three scholarship recipients.
Jayde Ngata and Fran Munro have...
Rural Health Roadshow ready to roll out
Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey, has announced he will visit 12 rural locations across...
Palmerston North water gets E.coli all-clear
A new sample of Palmerston North’s drinking water has come back without any trace of E. coli, Palmerston North City Council has confirmed.
Last week,...
Pharmac to fund blood cancer, IBD, eczema and arthritis medicines
More New Zealanders will have access to medicines for blood cancers, bowel diseases, eczema and arthritis, following Pharmac’s decision to widen access to four...
AUT to offer associate psychologist training
Mental Health Minister, Matt Doocey, has today announced Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is set to develop training for the new associate psychologist role.
Mr...
Restauranteur given home detention, $20k fine for selling recalled food
A Christchurch restauranteur has been placed on six months’ home detention and fined $20,000 after selling food that had been recalled.
In November last year,...
Wellington wins Rural WONCA 2026 Conference
Wellington will host the 21st WONCA (World Organisation of Family Doctors) World Rural Health Conference in 2026, with the Conference Theme being Whānau Ora: Integrating mātauranga...
Expanded prescriber rights to boost access to medicines
The Government is making changes to prescriber regulations in a bid to give New Zealanders better access to medicines.
Health Minister, Simeon Brown said the...
New phase of Police mental health response programme to begin
Police and Health NZ have today confirmed the completion of Phase One of the Mental Health Response Change Programme and are now preparing to...
New mental health data shows access improvement
Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey says second quarter mental health and addiction target data indicates New Zealanders are seeing real progress in wait...
Rule of Two to provide faster access to medicines
Associate Health Minister, David Seymour, has welcomed Cabinet’s decision to enable medicines to be approved in less than 30 days if the product has...
Reducing ambiguity around health and safety compliance
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden says safe harbours of deemed compliance will be created to increase business and worker certainty about...
