23 Jul: The Associate Health Minister’s letter of expectations for Pharmac includes things that could fundamentally alter its core objective of getting the best health outcomes within its budget.... more
22 Jul: A woman whose misread smear tests led to an undetected cancer has taken her experience to the Health and Disability Commissioner, to protect other women... more
22 Jul: A baby born by caesarean died of a brain injury after hours' of delay before delivery - in a high-risk IVF pregnancy at Christchurch Women's Hospital... more
22 Jul: Migrant mothers face multiple barriers to accessing healthcare in New Zealand. New research highlights the difficulties they face, in their own words.... more
19 Jul: David Seymour’s expectation that drug-buying policy be based on need rather than ethnicity misses the point: the Treaty of Waitangi is already about equality, and can help guide good decisions.... more
