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…

Bullying Rife In NZ Hospitals

The NZDoctor.co.nz website reported today on last night’s Wellington forum on the subject of burnout in the medical profession. Experts said that doctors in New Zealand aren’t good at giving each other the support and affirmation needed to avoid burnout. Furthermore, hospitals are rife with bullying Hospitals rife with bullying “A bullying culture exists at…