Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ

Some pharmacies are being asked to increase their opening hours in areas where medical centres have reduced their hours or closed

Last year’s winter minor ailments service pilot has been found to have increased public access to health services, Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The pharmacy throat-swabbing service for patients at high risk of rheumatic fever is now being offered at 100 pharmacies, although some pharmacists say the workforce crisis has hampered uptake of the service. 

Te Whatu Ora is accepting responsibility for an incorrect answer to a written question in Parliament by health minister Shane Reti

GenPro hopes the legal action it has begun against Te Whatu Ora under the Fair Trading Act will lead to fair contracts being established 

A new $10 million mental health and addictions fund has been criticised as having a set of ‘impossible prerequisites’ that lock community and grassroots organisations out of the application process writes Patrice Dougan

FOUR NEW regional deputy chief executives and two deputy commissioners have been appointed at Te Whatu Ora.

WHAT MEGAN ELLIOTT loves most about being a pharmacy accuracy checking technician is the responsibility, problem-solving and variety of the role.

The verdict is in on last year’s community pharmacy minor ailments scheme pilot, and Te Whatu Ora will now work on developing a nationwide programme