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NZ Labour apes Albo's Labor with 'Medicard' policy

Australia's Medicare card would have a Kiwi equivalent if NZ Labour wins office, after a major policy play by Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins.

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How New Zealand’s smoking ban got stubbed out – and what the UK can learn from it

Big tobacco ‘working in the shadows’ blamed for killing off NZ’s pioneering plan to protect future generations

The Guardian - UK

What a Labour Opposition and leadership will look like

Labour's caucus is still thick with ministerial expertise, but there are looming questions about whether Chris Hipkins and other senior MPs decide to stick around. Marc Daalder reports.

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Why cancer pledge will be hard to keep

A $24m question mark hangs over lowering the bowel cancer screening age

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'Under pressure': Verrall's weekly reports unveil hospital plight

Never-before-seen data obtained by Newsroom tells a grim tale of a health system under immense pressure and health workers say the situation has only worsened.

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Policies with teeth: where the parties stand on dental care

The political will to plug the dental gap in healthcare seems higher than ever – but will it be enough to get these dental policies over the line?

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Labour bares teeth on campaign trail

Labour gives a glimpse of grit in the face of a horror poll

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Labour campaign stop paints a picture of health

Labour's second full day of campaigning focused on health, with GPs in Wellington airing their criticisms and praise of the Government's approach to healthcare.

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A big dental promise kick-starts Hipkins' fightback

Extending free dental care from under 18s to under 30s by the end of 2026 is a vote-winning promise, but so much of it hangs on recruiting hundreds of dentists from abroad, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Junior doctors feel forgotten as bargaining looms

Junior doctors heading into pay negotiations next month say they are now earning less than their nursing counterparts and in an environment where having a family is frowned on and flexible working is rare, reports Jo Moir

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New Zealand no place for anti-health lobbying

The voices for public health action have historically been swamped by industry opposition and now this imbalance is even worse, says Boyd Swinburn

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Further vaping clamp-downs on the table

Chris Hipkins isn’t ruling out getting rid of vape stores operating near schools if there’s evidence businesses have used a loophole to open shops before law changes kick in.

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Purpose-built MIQ facilities no longer on the cards

Cabinet has quietly decided not to progress with further investigations into purpose-built MIQ facilities and work on long-term contracted facilities is on hold.

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A diagnosis for an ailing health sector

The Government will be hoping a suite of new initiatives can produce the 1600 extra health workers a year New Zealand will need to keep pace with population growth projections.

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One in three Wellington ED patients spends time in bed in corridors

Emergency departments not designed to deal with the number of patients they now see are sagging under the weight of serious over-occupancy.

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Verrall flexes health system's muscles with postcode lottery plan

The centralised health system gives ministers new powers to tinker with operational decisions. Ayesha Verrall's first major target is the postcode lottery.

The Independent UK

New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists

New Zealanders this week have been debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand to introduce new rules to crack down on youth vaping

Reforms include bans on most disposable devices, no new vape shops near schools and enforcing generic flavour descriptions

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New Zealand curbs disposable vapes to deter the young

New Zealand unveiled measures on Monday to curb vaping by young people, from limits on sales near schools to a ban on some disposable units, as it extends aggressive anti-smoking campaigns.

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Budget 2023: Dropping $5 charge good for health, and business

Some pharmacies calling for scrapping prescription charges may in fact benefit

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Right to healthy food back on the table

The resurrected Public Health Advisory Committee will tackle access to healthy food and other factors that shape our eating habits as its first major project.

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Winter health plan leads transition to new model of care

The Government's winter preparedness plan may not keep the pressure off emergency departments, but it will offer the first real look at how the new health system operates.

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Covid 'normal' in the eye of the beholder

Covid-19 may have been the sixth leading cause of death in New Zealand last year, justifying an ongoing cautious approach to the virus through winter.

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Sacked health chair used up at least $125k in fees in three months

The Govt is set to appoint an interim chair to its big health agency, but now must find additional budget to pay them. Jonathan Milne reports.

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The long political game behind the sacking of Rob Campbell

The appointment of a health outsider to the chair of Te Whatu Ora was opposed by the Prime Minister from day one, but health minister Andrew Little carried the day. It wasn’t an encouraging start.

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