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Surgeons say heart patients waiting too long for tests; Minister of Health Tony Ryall responds to heart patient waiting times. (RNZ)
Nurses want national guidelines on the use of unregulated health care workers who work in the community, including in general practices.
Children with ADHD may soon be treated by their GPs rather than by hospital specialists, the Taranaki District Health Board says. (Taranaki Daily News)
A new executive leadership team takes the helm of the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board on October 1. (Nelson Mail)
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) has welcomed Medsafe’s move to restrict the sale of cough and cold medicines containing the cough suppressant, dextromethorphan, and the decongestant, phenylephrine. (Scoop)
Consistent national access to medicines for patients and more effective use of DHB funding will be the aims of PHARMAC’s involvement in funding hospital medicines and medical devices, Chief Executive Matthew Brougham says. (Scoop)
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has welcomed the appointment of one of its former presidents, Jane O’Malley, as chief nurse. (Scoop)
The shortage of GPs in Balclutha, which is likely to cause lengthy waits for patients, is symptomatic of the long-standing problem of attracting, and retaining, doctors in rural areas, a health administrator says. (ODT)
A doctor who is dying of cancer says many of his colleagues already practice euthanasia and it should be legalised. (Stuff)
Waikato District Health Board chief executive Craig Climo will present the rural health service delivery picture in Waikato communities during the next fortnight. (Scoop)