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“The after-hours and urgent care system is under considerable stress - about 10 urgent care services closed in the last two years - so it’s encouraging the government is funding improvement to urgent ...
“Our new Health Minister should take immediate action for men's health on two fronts - he should accept this invitation from Europe, and he should put the minuscule funding into the proposed early ...
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr Elvis Okoffo from UQ’s ...
“Budget 2025 is investing $164 million over four years to expand urgent and after-hours healthcare services across the ...
Titled Fragile Gains – Child Wellbeing at Risk in an Unpredictable World, it ranks New Zealand last out of 36 OECD and EU countries for child and youth mental health. NZAC President Sarah Maindonald ...
The government has completely missed the point, says General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA). Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a $164 million announcement over four years for urgent care after ...
In a case study released today, deputy health and disability commissioner Vanessa Caldwell has found a registered nurse breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) ...
A new roadside drug-testing regime may see law-abiding citizens with legal prescriptions barred from driving for a period of ...
The microsecond the manu jumper hits the water is critical. Two splashes actually occur: The first, the crown splash, forms as the body breaks the surface. The next, the Worthington splash, is ...
Public health teams have undertaken a mammoth effort over the past week to contact almost 300 people identified as close ...
Hato Hone St John has long advocated for improved access to urgent care, particularly in rural communities where healthcare options can be limited and response times longer. The Government’s ...
New Zealand must invest in bold action to reduce demand for methamphetamine in the face of a recent surge in consumption, the NZ Drug Foundation says. Wastewater testing data shows that ...