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Health New Zealand denies its guidance to managers to review roles is a hiring freeze, saying it is still recruiting to fill shortages

The legal battle over pharmacy ownership rules that has the potential to void the licences of over a third of New Zealand’s pharmacies will resume in September

Former PSNZ president David Buckle is being remembered for his significant contribution to pharmacy

Consultants Sapere have painted a damning picture of the state of New Zealand’s aged-care sector in a new report commissioned by Te Whatu Ora

A 37-year-old man wounded by a wild monkey in Hong Kong is in intensive care suffering from infection with B virus

A long-serving health official says the increase in bureaucracy at Te Whatu Ora is “out of control”, despite the rest of the public service facing drastic cutbacks

Increasing recreational use of ketamine has prompted a warning over its potential for bladder damage, and an appeal for healthcare practitioners to ask about drug use if they suspect ketamine bladder syndrome

In a fast-tracked process, Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine and the first of them may be available in June

Auckland hospital pharmacist Michael Hammond is the new president of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand