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The Hutt Valley and Tairāwhiti DHBs have attempted to stop the Pharmacy Guild from getting involved in a judicial review of their decisions to grant pharmacy contracts to Countdown Pharmacies in Wainuiomata and Gisborne.

Pharmac has today updated health care professionals that supply of quinapril with hydrochlorothiazide (branded as Accuretic), from supplier Pfizer, will be disrupted due to the detection of a contaminant called nitrosamine

The State of Child Health report released by Cure Kids last week provides yet more compelling evidence that action is needed now to improve the worsening state of Kiwi kids’ respiratory health says the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ)

Allied health workers have voted to ratify the settlement reached by employers and the PSA last month. Over 98 percent of health professionals covered by the allied, public health, scientific and technical collective agreements voted to accept the deal - the same percentage who previously voted to take strike action

The Pharmacy Team Relief Fund which has been supporting pharmacy teams since October 2020 has been extended to allow the Council to allocate the remaining $175,000 of available funding

Health New Zealand has announced the significant appointment of Dr Nick Chamberlain as the National Director of the new National Public Health Service

General practitioners are expecting to see more winter illnesses with higher severity this year due to the reopening of the borders

Child Poverty Action Group commends the Select Committee’s recommendation to keep the crucial role of the Children’s Commissioner but is concerned that the process got this far

“Doctors are increasingly engaged about medicinal cannabis. They’re receiving a lot more enquiries from patients and so they’re keen to learn more about prescribing it,” says Don Budge of MCinfo