Disability

Medicines reclassification expert Natalie Gauld asked pharmacists for help in tracking down motor neurone disease, reports Jody Hopkinson

Disabled people encounter all kinds of barriers to accessing healthcare – and not simply because some face significant mobility challenges

Recently returned from three weeks riding on South Island bike trails on her three-wheel bike, pioneering pharmacist Natalie Gauld is asking pharmacists to share a survey she’s leading on the impacts of motor neurone disease for those with it, their family members and those recently bereaved by MND. 

More than 20 disabled people due to move into residential care are stuck in limbo because of the Government’s current funding freeze on these services 

Changes to disability support services are coming as the Government responds to an independent report finding Whaikaha could overspend on its budget by year’s end 

IT STARTED WHEN a mobility walker from a deceased estate was donated to Glenn’s Pharmacy in Taradale.

The Deputy Commissioner Disability, Rose Wall, is calling for a consistent quality framework to be developed and implemented across the disability support sector, including proactive monitoring and reporting of the experiences of disabled people

Seven projects have received government funding totalling nearly $250,000 to maintain and promote the use of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)

Pharmacy sector trailblazer Natalie Gauld has raised over $20,000 for Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand

The disability sector is breathing a sigh of relief after the significant boost to funding in this year’s Budget, says New Zealand Disability Support Network CEO Peter Reynolds