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The importance of aged residential care facilities having appropriate systems in place to ensure nursing staff administer critically important medications correctly, and for medication errors to be identified and followed up in a timely manner, was highlighted in a decision published by Deputy Commissioner, Rose Wall

We jointly commissioned a report into methamphetamine in New Zealand with the Helen Clark Foundation because we were concerned that New Zealand’s approach is failing. We wanted to look around the world at the best and emerging evidence. We suspected we could do better.

Te Pātaka Whaioranga - Pharmac is considering funding five different medicines which would give thousands of New Zealanders more treatment options for a range of health of conditions

The Health and Disability Deputy Commissioner Disability, has welcomed the appointment of Paula Tesoriero to lead Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has today announced the appointment of Abbe Anderson as National Commissioner

An innovative treatment that repairs a faulty genetic mechanism is being trialled by Kiwis with a rare muscle disease for the first time in the world.

The code of expectations for health entities’ engagement with consumers and whānau and the consumer health forum Aotearoa have both been launched at Parliament by Health Minister Hon Andrew Little

Pharmac has today confirmed the access criteria for the first preventative medicine for COVID-19, tixagevimab and cilgavimab (branded as Evusheld), for severely immunocompromised New Zealanders

The Government is expanding the e-Prescription Service to make it easier for people to get the medicines they need, Health Minister Andrew Little has announced