Health Policy

Primary care needs to “get on and build the future”, and not hope for the health reforms to provide answers, says veteran of the sector, John Macaskill-Smith

Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address

Kia ora koutou, let’s all take a big, deep breath – holding hands is optional – and get ready for 2022

Kia ora koutou, let’s all take a big, deep breath – holding hands is optional – and get ready for 2022.

Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address.

Dear Santa...we asked pharmacists from across Aotearoa to share with Pharmacy Today readers their three top hopes and dreams for the future. Not surprisingly, many fervently hoped the contentious copayment issue would be consigned to the dustbin, along with COVID which made for a tough 2021

Two instances of Cabinet not accepting expert advice dominated day four of the urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the COVID-19 response 

Dear Santa...we asked pharmacists from across Aotearoa to share with Pharmacy Today readers their three top hopes and dreams for the future. Not surprisingly, many fervently hoped the contentious copayment issue would be consigned to the dustbin, along with COVID which made for a tough 2021

More than 50 submissions about local primary care initiatives have been received by the Health and Disability Review Transition Unit as it works towards selecting locality prototypes for 2022

Health minister Andrew Little's once-in-a-generation announcement on health has the pharmacy sector buzzing, with sector leaders optimistic it will bring much-needed change. The Pharmacy Today team reports