‘No’ vote not a vote for inaction: decriminalisation urged
The cannabis referendum result was released today with 46.1% of New Zealanders voting in favour of legalisation, and 53.1% against. The gap will likely close to some degree when remaining votes are counted, but...
University researcher awarded fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacist services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher Nora Parore (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi) has received a Health Research Council (HRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacists and the health system.
The project, He...
Dodgy hips and knees among most common health insurance claims
The country’s biggest health insurer paid out nearly $1 billion worth of claims in the year to 30 June 2020 with New Zealanders’ hips and knees proving costly.
Not-for-profit Southern Cross Health Insurance funded more...
Sarah Helm appointed as new Drug Foundation Executive Director
The Drug Foundation has announced the appointment of Sarah Helm (Kāi Tahu, pākeha) as its new Executive Director.
“Sarah is a supremely talented leader, who joins us at a very exciting time. Sarah brings the...
Inaugural Chief Advisor Māori appointed to PHARMAC
A dedicated senior Māori leadership role has been created in PHARMAC demonstrating the strong commitment PHARMAC has to ensuring equitable health outcomes for Māori.
“PHARMAC is committed to upholding the articles of te Tiriti o...
PHARMAC confirms their new way of contracting for medicines
PHARMAC is standardising the way medicines are contracted, providing better support to healthcare professionals when they are prescribing medicines for their patients.
“I am pleased to confirm that the Principal Supply Status approach will be implemented...
Research to inform national cervical screening programme
Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been awarded more than $1 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to develop the evidence-base for an effective national HPV screening...
Petition calls for ‘crisis level’ adult cochlear implant funding
A petition calling on the Government to adopt a sustainable funding model that reflects demand for cochlear implants has been launched by the Pindrop Foundation, NCIP and SCIP. The petition currently has 3289 signatures...
Funding success for Otago in 2020 Health Research Council grants
Ten University of Otago proposals have been awarded funding through the Health Research Council’s (HRC) new Health Delivery Research Investment round. The 32 research grants are the first of two funding announcements for the...
New Zealanders better off under marijuana legalisation: Government economic reports
Two reports by economic thinktank BERL analysing the current illicit marijuana market and how a new legal model would benefit New Zealand were released yesterday.
The economic reports were commissioned by the Ministry of Justice...
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Opinion: Dr Tracey Chandler – Health pregnancy optimisation tips (for you,...
Whilst pregnancy is an exciting time for most, it does take some planning to keep both you and baby well. Ideally you would see...
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