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Two new iwi Māori partnership boards could be established, says interim national director Hauora Māori services group Riana Manuel

The National Annual Agreement Review meeting planned for tomorrow has been postponed until 24 June because Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora does not yet know how much money it will allocate to pharmacy funding

None of New Zealand’s three biggest private hospital companies have been approached about a 70-bed hospital proposed for Wānaka by a local property investment company

Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to former chief pharmacy advisor Andi Shirtcliffe about her time at the Ministry of Health

The withdrawal of free flu vaccines for all under-12s this winter has seen a 42 per cent reduction in children getting vaccinated to date, according to Te Whatu Ora statistics

A pharmacy that mistakenly dispensed a fast-release insulin pen instead of a slow-release pen has been found to have breached a patient’s rights by the health and disability commissioner

A mobile-pharmacist role in the South Island is helping Māori patients get reviews of their medications and understand the reasons for taking them

There is a question mark over how pharmacies will continue to be funded to provide COVID-19 antivirals without a prescription from the start of next month

Green Cross Health’s profits are down after a tough 12 months of trading

Government ministers are rushing for cover in the wake of widespread criticism of the Budget’s failure to deliver on an election promise of funding for 13 cancer drugs