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Jody Hopkinson speaks to Firas Mudafar, an Auckland-based pharmacist and owner of Onehunga Family Pharmacy. He also works as a business strategist and coach in the health sector

A Herculean cross-sector collaborative effort saw the opening of Waikato University’s postgraduate pharmacy programme on 26 February. Jody Hopkinson reports

A new 24/7 online medical service is set to receive $164.6 million over five years. But not everyone is sold on the merits of the proposal

Clinical pharmacist and Pharmacy Today columnist Katrina Azer has been named one of the world’s top 50 most influential pharmacists. 

The Government’s whānau ora contract process is trampling on the legacy of Dame Tariana Turia, says Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu pou ārahi Ivy Harper

The Government’s new bowel screening extension plan is designed to save European lives and worsen life expectancy inequities, says specialist GP and former Te Aka Whai Ora medical director Rawiri McKree Jansen 

Data uploading problems continue to impact on the accuracy of vaccination data stored on the Aotearoa Immunisation Register creating concern about how the data is used to measure PHO success

Applications for a palliative care scholarship for allied health professionals, including pharmacists, are closing this Friday, 14 March. 

Health minister Simeon Brown has signalled plans to appoint a new board for Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and push for greater decentralisation of services

A University of Otago, Christchurch-led research team has found getting the HPV vaccine is an effective way to prevent cervical cancer for New Zealanders