Public Health

Around 1600 Te Whatu Ora jobs are on the line in a newly revealed restructure, which proposes to chop backroom staff to focus on front-tline care.

The vaping debate has stepped up a notch as health experts call for vaping products to be restricted to pharmacies, as Paulette Crowley reports

A vaping researcher has joined the call for vapes to be limited to pharmacy-only products

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is helping people impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle to get easier access to healthcare by funding a range of primary care initiatives across pharmacies, clinical telehealth and general practices

Free blood pressure checks are being given at pop-up clinics for Heart Awareness Month 

A PHARMACIST who may be the first in Auckland to be approved to vaccinate patients of any age hopes this approval will open the gates for his colleagues.

A pharmacist, who may be the first one in Auckland to be approved to vaccinate patients of any age, hopes his approval will open the gates for his colleagues

New Zealand is moving out of its second COVID-19 wave, but overseas data suggest many waves are still to come – though likely less severe, immunisation expert and specialist GP Nikki Turner told last week’s South GP CME conference

The National Hepatitis C Awareness Campaign announced today will also see the expansion of more pharmacies getting involved in the test-and-treat programme which has been running in 64 pharmacies over the past 12 months 

People choosing not to wear masks in indoor settings are like drunk drivers risking lives by spreading Covid-19, according to epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker