Health reforms

A “different” approach to healthcare is the reason Zoom Healthcare exists and the company continues to ride the wave of change, Paulette Crowley writes

The day after the announcement of Budget 2022, health minister Andrew Little told health leaders pharmacy would play a critical role in primary care. Ruth Brown reports

The day after the announcement of Budget 2022, health minister Andrew Little told health leaders pharmacy would play a critical role in primary care. Ruth Brown reports

How community pharmacy fits into the locality model promised under the health reforms remains unclear but Pharmacy Today reporters Jonathan Chilton-Towle and Paulette Crowley spoke to leaders of the locality pilots to learn more about how they will work

A “different” approach to healthcare is the reason Zoom Health exists and the company continues to ride the wave of change, Paulette Crowley writes

Health minister Andrew Little has delivered a double dose of criticism of primary healthcare and defended his call for new business models 

It’s a truth sometimes acknowledged that in government policy, everything is a reaction to what went before. And so, it is with the health reforms.

It’s a truth sometimes acknowledged that in government policy, everything is a reaction to what went before. And so, it is with the health reforms.

In Wairoa, northern Hawke’s Bay, details are still scarce on what the small district’s selection as a locality pilot will mean for health services. But it is clear the local pharmacy is being included

The Pharmaceutical Society is supportive of the new locality system, but PSNZ president Professor Rhiannon Braund is concerned the large number of localities proposed could create complexity and regional differences in access to health services