Politics

More than 1 million more prescriptions were dispensed after the removal of copayment charges by the previous government, Treasury papers show

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

Treasury suggested boosting primary care funding would give better bang for buck than pouring extra millions into new cancer drugs.

A lesser focus on equity and te Tiriti and more on the nuts and bolts of healthcare targets – the Government policy statement on health has undergone a sharp transformation following last year’s general election.

Four new regional deputy chief executives have been announced by Te Whatu Ora 

Former Te Whatu Ora board member Curtis Walker has spoken out strongly against the Coalition Government’s “disinformation” attacks on the dismissed board’s financial and governance skills

News that the Government had done little legwork on its promise of cancer drug funding comes as no surprise to Auckland medical oncologist George Laking

Te Whatu Ora isn’t seeing the improvements it would like to see in key areas, and many parts of the primary and community healthcare sectors are suffering from workforce and resourcing constraints, according to chief executive Margie Apa

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon contemplated “working outside the Pharmac system” to implement the National Party’s election promise to fund 13 cancer treatments that were available in Australia, but not New Zealand

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH will axe 123 jobs as part of its latest round of cost-cutting.