As you will be aware, this year’s changes to ACC’s Cost of Treatment Regulations include several rates increases that impact on general practice – as part of wider health initiatives.  We’ve just received notification that Government has given final approval for this...

Video of Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, and other Ministry of Health staff at the Waitangi Tribunal Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry (Wai 2575) hearings is available on the Wai 2575 Health YouTube channel. Wai 2575 is hearing historical and...

Once again Te Whare Wananga o Aotearoa ki Porirua will be hosting Te ORA Hui-a-Tau & Scientific Conference.   Date:  24th - 27th January 2019   More information to follow.

The deadline for receipt of applications from New Zealand is September 4, 2018. Learn more about the Fellowship: www.commonwealthfund.org/Fellowships/Harkness-Fellowships.aspx The Commonwealth Fund is pleased to invite you to nominate a candidate for the 2019-20 New...

Surgery 2018: Planning for Change – Register Today! 9-10 August 2018Rydges Lakeland Resort, Queenstown, New Zealand Register online View the provisional programme on the RACS NZ webpage More information   NT, SA and WA Annual Scientific Meeting – Provisional Program...

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is looking to recruit a Māori Health Project Officer to work with its Māori Health Advisory Group to implement and monitor the strategies in its Māori Health Action Plan. This Wellington based role is a great opportunity to...

Royal Society Te Apārangi is convening a multi-disciplinary panel to consider the potential uses and implications of gene editing in Aotearoa.  Our first two discussion papers were released late 2017 on Healthcare and Pest Control. A valuable part of this process is...

Te Akoranga a Maui would like to offer two scholarships for students to attend Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress 2018, Hilo Hawaii.  Scholarships will cover - covering flights, accommodation and registration. These Scholarships are available for students who...

Apply for a sponsored place at the ANZCA ASM Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, New Zealand Māori and Pacific Islander medical students and junior doctors living in Australia or New Zealand are invited to apply for one of three complimentary registrations...

The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) wishes to sponsor three Māori medical students to attend the 2018 Congress to be held at SKYCITY in Auckland, 14-17 May. The RANZCP is committed to supporting the recruitment and training of...