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A group of prominent New Zealanders are calling for a new social contract to ensure the country’s public health system is maintained in the face of what they call a move towards greater privatisation

The Medicines Classification Committee has rejected a proposal to reclassify travel vaccines so they can be offered by pharmacies

Primary care nurses’ hopes of closing the pay gap with their hospital counterparts have further nosedived after today’s move by the Government to scrap their claim and all other current pay equity claims 

A High Court challenge has unsuccessfully argued that the Medical Council’s 2021 guidance statement on the COVID-19 vaccine and anti-vax claims was unlawful

Pharmacists could soon be able to supply allopurinol without a prescription

A dual-trained paramedic-doctor is calling for a new leadership model in healthcare that brings professions together rather than keeping them in separate lanes 

The Pharmacy Council agrees with the intention of a government plan to streamline health workforce regulation but says some ideas suggested, such as reducing the number of regulatory bodies, could have unintended consequences, including increased risk to public safety.  

If you’re a pharmacy technician, PSNZ wants to hear from you

Patient quotes and scenarios included in a recent Ministry of Health consultation document on workforce regulation were “hypotheticals drawn largely from anecdotes and issues” health minister Simeon Brown had heard about

A draft service agreement for a new digital health service suggests Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora values telehealth providers more than GPs, says GenPro chair Angus Chambers