Australia Leaving NZ Behind in Cancer Treatments

New Zealand drug agency Pharmac has been forced to counter allegations that Australians have better access to cancer medications than New Zealanders. A report earlier this year showed that Australians had a lower death rate from cancer than New Zealanders. Pharmac commissioned its own research to find out why  and concluded Kiwis have “access to…

Cancer Patients Sent To Australia

Waiting times for radiation therapy in Auckland have become so long that some patients are being sent to Australia for treatment. Readers who know something of the recent history of the NZ health service will know that there has been a dire shortage of radiologists in NZ for quite some time. Source: NZ Herald, Tues…