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Today (2 October) about 18,000 health workers in more than 100 Allied professions - including physiotherapists, social workers, and laboratory scientists - are being offered a proposed pay equity settlement to honour the true value of the work they do.

The Government welcomes the proposed pay equity settlement that will see significant pay increases for around 18,000 Te Whatu Ora Allied, Scientific, and Technical employees, if accepted said Health Minister Ayesha Verrall.

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Emeritus Distinguished Professor Richie Poulton CNZM, New Zealand Clinical Psychologist and long-serving Director of the University of Otago's renowned Dunedin Study.

An international group of researchers is calling for urgent intervention and surveillance of drug resistant pathogens in Oceania, following the study of a deadly disease

Providing antiviral medicine for COVID-19 to eligible people will become the key focus of primary and community pharmacy care from 1st October, ensuring people most at risk of serious outcomes from the virus receive the support they need.

A second person has been confirmed with measles in Tāmaki Makaurau in the last seven days. This case is unrelated to the measles case notified last week but is also linked to recent overseas travel. 

As pharmacists around the world come together to celebrate World Pharmacists Day, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is announcing a landmark recognition program that will transform pharmacy practice in Australia and New Zealand.

Labour will fund more medicines for more New Zealanders by investing over $1 billion of new funding into Pharmac if re-elected, Chris Hipkins announced today.

Two community pharmacist groups are expressing concern that the National Party may seek to open up pharmacy ownership to big business if in government after 14 October, following conversations with political parties.