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While Health Minister Simeon Brown pushes for more Telehealth services, Health New Zealand (HNZ) is proposing to cut key Telehealth support roles to meet the Government’s drive to reduce health spending

Chemist Warehouse proudly welcomes world champion kayaker, world record holder, and Aotearoa’s most decorated Olympian, Dame Lisa Carrington, to the family

Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour, and Health Minister Simeon Brown welcome Pharmac’s decision to fund medicines for a further five health conditions, including cancers, from 1 March 2025

People with liver, ovarian, and neuroendocrine cancers will have access to more medicines from 1 March 2025

The PSA is asking the Privacy Commissioner to urgently investigate Health NZ’s plan to decimate its IT staff as part of the Government’s plans to cut health costs
 

Pfizer New Zealand and BioNTech announce Medsafe’s consent for JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine and its availability from January 2025. The updated COVID-19 vaccine can be given to adults and children 6 months and older

Six Auckland organisations tackling health inequity and poverty have received a major boost, with the ProCare Charitable Foundation announcing $210,000 in grants to support initiatives that promote community health and wellbeing

WellSouth Primary Health Network welcomes the government's confirmation that the new Dunedin Hospital will proceed

Healthcare services across many parts of New Zealand are likely to be significantly impacted for the next few days due to industrial action by APEX union pathology workers says NZ Pathology

The PSA is urging new Health Minister Simeon Brown to make good on his promise to deliver better health outcomes for New Zealanders and lift the hiring freeze on the health workforce