Politics

Labour is continuing its overhaul of the public health service, backing restructuring with money to build and run hospitals, buy medicines and pay for doctors’ visits

The Hutt Valley DHB is standing by its decision to enter into a funding agreement for a new Countdown Pharmacy in Wainuiomata, despite the panel that assesses new pharmacy contracts voting against the proposal four to one

Who will be our next health minister? By now you may already know, but it’s something I’ve been pondering since election night when most of the country turned red in support of Labour/Jacinda

Labour’s massive win in the general election last month seems unlikely to translate to the massive change the pharmacy sector has been clamouring for

Pharmacy sector leaders are welcoming the appointment of a new health minister and his associates

Who will be our next health minister? By now you may already know, but it’s something I’ve been pondering since election night when most of the country turned red in support of Labour/Jacinda

Labour’s massive win in the general election last month seems unlikely to translate to the massive change the pharmacy sector has been clamouring for

Labour’s landslide victory in the general election on Saturday was mighty impressive, but the impact on the health sector is likely to be muted, writes The Health Media managing editor Barbara Fountain

Labour is celebrating a landslide victory tonight after winning 49% of the vote. The result means Labour could govern alone — the first time this has happened since New Zealand introduced a mixed member proportional (MMP) electoral system in 1993

An Upper Hutt pharmacist’s appeal to health minister Chris Hipkins over the sector’s struggles resulted in a “fluke” one-on-one meeting at his office in Taitā, Wellington, last month