Health Funding

Pharmac’s head says the 2018 Budget has boosted its funding to record levels and is taking no heed of detractors who claim otherwise

Two whānau ora providers welcome a review of the whānau ora programme set up in 2010  

The Government has made significant moves in today’s Budget to increase access to primary care – extending free GP visits and prescriptions to under-14-year-olds, and g

With the state of hospitals and DHBs in the public spotlight, primary care could be joining a long queue for cash in tomorrow's Budget 

Calls for Pharmac to be protected in future trade deals with the US after Trump threatens to make countries like New Zealand pay more for drugs

The Community Pharmacy Services Agreement will be extended for three more months to allow DHBs time to address issues raised in consultation on its proposed replacement

Some of the feedback provided to the DHBs on the new pharmacy services contract during the consultation process has been made public

More than 230,000 New Zealand patients are missing out on modern medicines that are available in other countries due to a massive government funding shortfall, a new report says

The Ministry of Health’s patient-centred approach to administering the shingles vaccine has caused widespread grumpiness in general practices who must shoulder the cost 

This is the text of a letter sent to Michael James, Canterbury DHB pharmacy portfolio manager, by a pharmacist who wishes to remain anonymous