Disability

More than 20 disabled people due to move into residential care are stuck in limbo because of the Government’s current funding freeze on these services 

Changes to disability support services are coming as the Government responds to an independent report finding Whaikaha could overspend on its budget by year’s end 

IT STARTED WHEN a mobility walker from a deceased estate was donated to Glenn’s Pharmacy in Taradale.

The Deputy Commissioner Disability, Rose Wall, is calling for a consistent quality framework to be developed and implemented across the disability support sector, including proactive monitoring and reporting of the experiences of disabled people

Seven projects have received government funding totalling nearly $250,000 to maintain and promote the use of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)

Pharmacy sector trailblazer Natalie Gauld has raised over $20,000 for Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand

The disability sector is breathing a sigh of relief after the significant boost to funding in this year’s Budget, says New Zealand Disability Support Network CEO Peter Reynolds

The University of Otago School of Pharmacy, along with the rest of Otago’s Division of Health Sciences, may soon give people with disabilities priority access to its courses.

The updated Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard will help to improve health outcomes for New Zealanders, says the Ministry of Health’s Deputy Director General Health System Improvement and Innovation, Clare Perry

There is enormous potential for community pharmacies to reduce inequities by improving access for disabled people, says University of Auckland pharmacology PhD candidate Jason Zhou