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Covering prescription medicines and medical devices, which includes instruments, implants, scans and tests, as well as screening and health promoting interventions.
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Media coverage
Patients accuse Pharmac of ‘cruelty’ and lacking respect
Some patients and advocacy groups see Pharmac as "slow to respond", "highly defensive" and "lacking respect" for them, according to an independent report released by the drug-funding agency today.
Pharmac Consumer Engagement Workshop Report welcomed
Associate Health Minister David Seymour has today welcomed the publication of Pharmac’s Consumer Engagement Workshop Report.
Bowel cancer free screening age lowered to 58, funding pulled from Māori programme
The government has announced plans to lower the age for free bowel cancer screening for all New Zealanders by "redirecting" money previously set aside to lower the age for Māori and Pacific people.
Commentary
Ngā tauira o te hauora Māori | Māori health models
Māori health models are based on a holistic view of wellness.
Tribunal releases report on Treaty Principles Bill
On Friday 16 August 2024, the Waitangi Tribunal released Ngā Mātāpono – The Principles: The Interim Report of the Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia – The Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Panel on The Crown’s Treaty Principles Bill and Treaty Clause Review Policies in pre-publication format.
Academic Literature
New Zealand expands cancer treatment with funding boost
New Zealand's coalition government has announced an expansion in funding for cancer treatments, enabling Pharmac (Wellington, New Zealand), the country's drug-buying agency, to introduce 26 new cancer treatments as a part of the 54 new medicines package.
Consequences of cost barriers to prescriptions: cohort study in Aotearoa New Zealand
Jeffreys et al. People who faced a cost barrier were 34% (hazard ratio 1.34; 95% CI 1.29-1.39) more likely to be admitted to hospital than those who did not. Read...
Struggling to afford medicines: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of participants in the FreeMeds study
The aim of this study was to explore participants’ previous experiences with paying for medicines, and the impact of receiving free medicines through the Free Meds study
Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
First Plunket site begins delivering childhood immunisations
From today, Plunket in Whāngarei will be offering childhood immunisations – the first of up to 27 sites nationwide, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
Hawke’s Bay patients to benefit from new and improved radiology and cancer treatment services
Enabling works have begun this week on an expanded radiology unit at Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital which will double CT scanning capacity in Hawke’s Bay to ensure more locals can benefit from access to timely, quality healthcare, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
Patients continue to be prioritised
Associate Health Minister David Seymour says he is proud of the Government’s commitment to increasing medicines access for New Zealanders, resulting in a big uptick in the number of medicines being funded.
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