US Supreme Court decision ranks health funding No. 1 issue
Friday 29 June 2012, 3:49PMToday’s landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court shows future funding of healthcare is the biggest public policy issue of our time, according to Health Funds Association chief executive Roger Styles
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Free general practice visits for children under six
Friday 29 June 2012, 3:48PMCapital & Coast DHB are reducing barriers to healthcare for parents of children under six by making visits to their doctor or nurse in this region free for under-sixes during business hours at your regular practice, and after hours at three nominated clinics across the region.
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Zero Fees For Under-Sixes In Wellington A Positive Step
Friday 29 June 2012, 3:46PMChild Poverty Action Group welcomes news that all primary health care services are now free for children under six in the Wellington region
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S95 Inquiry into Hutt Valley DHB Mental Health Service
Friday 29 June 2012, 11:16AMhe Director of Mental Health Dr John Crawshaw has today released the findings of an inquiry under Section 95 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, into Hutt Valley District Health Board’s Mental Health Service
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Pharmacy services threatened under new contracts
Thursday 28 June 2012, 9:13AMNew Zealand First warns the Government’s mishandling around new contracts for pharmacists may force some pharmacies to reduce prescription services
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Urgent Care, and Long Term Conditions District Groups being set up
Wednesday 27 June 2012, 10:29AMAre you interested in health service improvement, planning and design and are keen to join one of two clinical networks – Urgent Care, and Long Term Conditions District Groups? If so, MidCentral District Health Board is keen to hear from you
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Entries open for Value of Medicines Award
Wednesday 27 June 2012, 9:33AMEntries for the 2012 Medicines New Zealand Value of Medicines Award are now open
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Key Board appointments for New Zealand’s new Health Innovation Hub
Tuesday 26 June 2012, 4:57PMThe New Zealand Health Innovation Hub has appointed Dr Murray Horn as its inaugural chairman and Sir Ray Avery as deputy chair
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New direction for Reserve Bank a potential boost for small business
Tuesday 26 June 2012, 4:23PMThe selection of former World Bank managing director Graeme Wheeler as the new Reserve Bank governor could be an opportunity for the bank to take a new direction on interest rates, as research by MYOB suggests even small cuts in the official cash rate could have a significant impact on New Zealand’s businesses
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Pharmacy Services Agreement
Tuesday 26 June 2012, 11:11AMOn 1 July 2012, community pharmacy will begin a three year transitional PSA which intends to move pharmacy from being paid solely by a medicine dispensing fee, to a patient-focused payment mechanism
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The changing face of Waikato Hospital
Tuesday 26 June 2012, 8:54AMWork began on Waikato District Health Board’s $430 million building and redevelopment programme at Waikato and Thames hospitals eight years ago
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College appoints three Board members under new rules
Tuesday 26 June 2012, 8:51AMThe Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has appointed three members to its Executive Board under its new rules, says Acting President Dr Tim Malloy
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Steffan Crausaz appointed PHARMAC chief executive
Monday 25 June 2012, 2:56PMPHARMAC Board chairman Stuart McLauchlan has today announced the appointment of Steffan Crausaz as PHARMAC’s Chief Executive
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Pharmacies in chaos as DHBs press on with contract
Friday 22 June 2012, 3:56PMPharmacies across the country are reporting that they are being bullied into signing a new contract for service with their local DHB, without knowing what it is they are signing up to, says Labour’s Health Spokesperson Maryan Street
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Minister of health, Tony Ryall, opens new ebos auckland facility
Friday 22 June 2012, 1:20PMNew Zealand’s largest medical and pharmaceutical supplies and healthcare logistics provider, EBOS Group, yesterday had its new EBOS Healthcare facility in Albany opened by Health Minister Tony Ryall
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Northland sees increase in cases of Whooping Cough
Thursday 21 June 2012, 4:29PMNorthland DHB Medical Officer of Health Jonathan Jarman is urging parents to check their children are up to date and ‘on-time’ with their immunizations, with an increase in cases of Whooping cough in the region
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Kiwis hit by severe flu virus
Thursday 21 June 2012, 1:24PMNew Zealanders have been hit in increasing numbers by the A(H3N2)-like influenza virus in recent weeks
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Documentary film: “A Good Death”
Thursday 21 June 2012, 1:22PMProfessor Robin Taylor wants to change the way that we care for people with long-term, but inevitably fatal medical conditions as they reach the end of their lives
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Teenage girls, their bones, and the effects of vitamin D
Wednesday 20 June 2012, 5:58PMA ground-breaking study on the effects of vitamin D on muscle strength and bone health in teenage female dancers and athletes is currently underway at Massey University’s Albany campus - and they’re looking for more participants
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Trampers must leave written intentions before heading out
Wednesday 20 June 2012, 5:56PMTrampers Urged To Leave Written Intentions before Heading Outdoors, says Mountain Safety Council
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Matariki the right time to consider child impact assessment
Wednesday 20 June 2012, 5:34PMMatariki, the Maori New Year, is an appropriate time to consider a new approach to supporting Maori children so they stop becoming the collateral damage of government policy, the Maori Affairs Select Committee heard today
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Innate immunotherapeutics’ MS drug to go to second trial
Tuesday 19 June 2012, 2:19PMNew Zealand biopharmaceutical company Innate Immunotherapeutics says trials of its drug to help people with chronic, progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) are showing positive results
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North Shore Hospital lakeview extension has Excellence Award
Tuesday 19 June 2012, 1:55PMWaitemata District Health Board's new Lakeview Development has won an excellence award and was named 'best in category' for a special purpose property in the Property Council New Zealand, Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry awards for 2012
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Charities’ data provides volunteering insights
Monday 18 June 2012, 2:59PMData released by the Charities Commission from more than 25,000 registered charities is providing up to the minute insights about volunteering in New Zealand
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NZMA supports GP College Employer Role
Friday 15 June 2012, 12:05PMThe New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) is pleased that the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is considering acting as the employer of GPEP1 registrars
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Dr Levy reappointed as Chair of Waitemata DHB
Thursday 14 June 2012, 4:09PMHealth Minister Tony Ryall today announced Dr Lester Levy has been reappointed as Chair of the Waitemata District Health Board
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Significant Increase For People Quitting Smoking
Thursday 14 June 2012, 10:36AMNew Research Shows Significant Increase in Success Rate of People Quitting Smoking with Quitline
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RANZCOG and NZCOM both welcome the release of this Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) report.
Thursday 14 June 2012, 10:33AMRANZCOG and NZCOM both welcome the release of this Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) report
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You don’t have to save the world, just help save a life
Wednesday 13 June 2012, 2:21PMIn the eyes of Kiwis, you don’t have to be Superman or conquer a world-first achievement to be a hero. Saving lives by donating blood will do just as well
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Maori Like Minds prepare for hui
Wednesday 13 June 2012, 12:16PMWhakatane’s Te Ngakau Totika, a mental health provider, will host a national hui from June 27 to 29 for Maori providers of the Like Minds, Like Mine programme. Like Minds, Like Mine is a Government initiative to eliminate stigma and discrimination against mental illness
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Council Commits to a Smokefree Future for Auckland - Cancer Society
Tuesday 12 June 2012, 5:10PMToday Auckland Council’s Parks, Recreation and Heritage Forum met to discuss a non-regulatory Smokefree policy for the Auckland region. The outcome was that a non-regulatory Smokefree policy was passed, and will be presented to the Regional Development and Operations Committee in July
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‘Shared Care’ on-line in ED
Tuesday 12 June 2012, 10:59AMOver the last few weeks a quiet revolution has taken place in our Emergency Department, as the Shared Care record went online for our three senior Emergency Department physicians
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Natural Products NZ – Board Appointments
Tuesday 12 June 2012, 10:20AMNatural Products New Zealand (NPNZ) welcomes two new Board members who bring a broad base of expertise and knowledge to the natural products industry.
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Public health service can do more for patients
Friday 08 June 2012, 2:48PMHealth Minister Tony Ryall today told attendees at the Annual Rotorua General Practice Conference and Medical Exhibition that the public health service is delivering for patients, but can do better
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Kiwi men tool up to better health
Friday 08 June 2012, 2:37PMIn our Kiwi “number 8 wire” culture, men’s health has always been a tricky nut to crack for health promoters
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GPs ‘generally satisfied’ with patients’ access to medicine
Friday 08 June 2012, 9:48AMRecent research from The University of Auckland, published in BMJ Open, has shown that GPs are broadly satisfied with the current range of medicines available in New Zealand, but that financial barriers could be created for some patients by funding changes (such as those in the recent budget)
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The case for and against evidence-based guidelines
Thursday 07 June 2012, 3:04PMThe latest issue of the Journal of Primary Health Care debates the role of evidence-based guidelines in improved health outcomes for general practice patients, says Editor Prof. Felicity Goodyear-Smith
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Caring Service A Good Start
Thursday 07 June 2012, 3:02PMIf you are over 65 years of age, have been admitted to Waikato or Thames hospitals and need some help to recover once you return home, the Waikato District Health Board’s ‘START’ service is there to lend a hand.
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