Patients’ chances of survival after cancer surgery is strongly linked with the standard of post-operation hospital care, a major international study suggests
Leading aged care provider Oceania Healthcare wants the Government to reconsider its approach to a Covid-19 vaccine by prioritising our most vulnerable – those in aged residential care and their nurses
There are 6 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Monday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious. There are no new cases in the community
Jenny Black, Chair Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, has announced the appointment of Lexie O’Shea as interim Chief Executive (CE) for Nelson Marlborough Health (NMH)
This week the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) launched up-to-date guidance on the management of type 2 diabetes for primary care practitioners
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Media release from NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes
Research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has shown the offer of an HPV self-test could increase the uptake of cervical screening by almost three times for under-screened Māori women
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Media release from Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka
Grab some popcorn and hit the couch; The Health Media is starting 2021 with a Popcorn Panel looking at how a Māori Health Authority vested with commissioning power might work, and the potential impact on primary care’s frontline
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Media release from The Health Media and New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a registered nurse in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care provided to a man in a high dependency unit (HDU)
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner