Politics

The Act Party is calling for the Government to either remove the $5 prescription fee or ensure all pharmacies charge it

In Tim Tenbensel’s tale of two health ministers, neither emerges basking in glory, but one may yet prove to have lit the spark on healthcare integration

Former health minister Jonathan Coleman announced today he is quitting politics to take up the chief executive role at private hospital group Acurity

Parliament, the NZMA and the RNZCGP all want to hear the thoughts of doctors on proposed law changes around newborn enrolment and end-of-life choices 

A renewed set of health priorities has emerged following the creation of the Labour New Zealand First Coalition government, and the response from the pharmacy sector is a mixed one. 

There have been mixed reviews in response to New Zealand's new coalition government, but what does the pharmacy sector have to say about it? 

There’s plenty of speculation that Labour’s health spokesperson, David Clark, will be the country’s next minister of health but, for the next few hours at least, even he doesn’t know if he will get the nod