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Wait times for first specialist appointments and hospital treatment have got worse, according to the latest data from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

A Canterbury pilot that involves pharmacists being able to treat people with skin conditions or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is starting this month.

Pharmacists have elected two new members to the Pharmaceutical Society’s national executive

The proportion of COVID-19 vaccinations given by community pharmacies has rocketed ahead of other providers. Pharmacies are also now the second biggest providers of flu jabs. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope discusses the presentation and treatment of scabies, an intensely itchy but curable condition

This article is a summary of the work completed to date by the Environmental Pharmacy Initiative Committee, with an explanation of why the healthcare impact on climate change is important and ways we can contribute towards sustainable pharmacy

Non-practising pharmacist Sarah Mooney explores medicinal cannabis, its potential benefits and risks, the regulatory framework, dispensing considerations, and the role of pharmacists in supporting patients using medicinal cannabis

In this article, speech language therapist Bridget McArthur examines at the foundation for gaining informed consent, particularly for those with communication difficulties

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen discusses rosemary and its ability to protect against foodborne and environmental toxins

Below are the answers to the Healthcare Handbook Education Path quiz on scabies