Waitemata

Sixty-four northern region pharmacies are now funded to detect and treat potentially life-threatening hepatitis C infections

Waitematā DHB chief pharmacist Marilyn Crawley, has retired after an award-winning career spanning half a century writes Anna Lee

Waitematā DHB chief pharmacist Marilyn Crawley, has retired after an award-winning career spanning half a century writes Anna Lee

Screening for hepatitis C (HCV) needs to be rolled out in pharmacy and needle exchange programmes if New Zealand wants to eliminate the life-threatening disease, says Ed Gane, a liver specialist and co-author of a study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal in November

Poor patient survey ratings have spurred Auckland’s DHBs to provide those about to be discharged from hospital with health education cards

Waitematā DHB is marking Health Literacy Month in October with a new initiative that guides people to reliable, clear online health information

Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) is deeply sorry that staff who were caring for patients from St Margaret’s Hospital and Rest Home have tested positive for Covid-19

Work is continuing on a proposal by Auckland region DHBs to limit the number of pharmacies able to provide age-related residential care services in the face of concerns about inflexibility and potential loss of jobs

A pharmacist is leading a transformation in how healthcare data are used at Waitemata DHB

The three Auckland region DHBs are proposing limitations on the number of pharmacies contracted to provide services to the city’s resthomes and community residential care facilities to improve the quality of services offered