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Medicines New Zealand and the New Zealand Medical Association have jointly released New Zealand-specific guidelines for the public disclosure of payments around interactions between the biopharmaceutical sector and healthcare practitioners which are in effect from 1 January 2021
Photo: Andy Dean Photography/ 123rf Voluntary guidelines have been set out by Medicines New Zealand and the New Zealand Medical Association, asking drug companies to post annual reports on which doctors or health workers received payments and what the payments were for. Medicines New Zealand chief executive Graeme Jarvis. Photo: Supplied Medicines New Zealand chief executive Graeme Jarvis said his organisation was made up of companies researching, making and marketing drugs. All members, including major drug manufacturers Pfizer and GSK, had agreed to disclose payments to health workers, he...
Pressure is mounting on the Government to intervene in the alcohol industry and regulate advertisements.
Wednesday 3 February 2021, 04:55 PM A proposal for Counties Manukau DHB to provide primary care services is a frustrating exercise in reinventing the wheel, says NZMA chair and Warkworth GP Kate Baddock “The fundamental assumption here is that primary care is broken, which is unfortunate, as it’s not true” Any move by Counties Manukau DHB towards Oops, please login or sign up to read more.LOGINSUBSCRIBE
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Strong argument for mandatory vaccination for some workers 1 Feb, 2021 12:19 AM 5 minutes to read Chris Hipkins and Dr Ashley Bloomfield on latest Covid-19 updates. RNZ Questions are being asked about whether it should be mandatory for employees, including healthcare workers, to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Vaccines are already available overseas, with New Zealand slated to start getting next month. Read More Advertisement "That's your Bill of Rights, it's your right to have medical treatment or to refuse medical treatment." Buckett said employers can make providing proof o...