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Lead with integrity Deliver transformation Protect public safety The Nursing Council of New Zealand is the statutory regulator responsible for ensuring nurses are competent and fit to practise, and for protecting the health and safety of the public through effective regulation of the nursing profession.Council is seeking a Registrar who will be responsible for ensuring all statutory and regulatory decisions are lawful, robust and defensible under the Health Practitioners Competence...

Lead with integrity Deliver transformation Protect public safety The Nursing Council of New Zealand is the official statutory body that governs the nursing profession. Established under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, its primary purpose is to protect public health and safety by ensuring all practicing nurses are competent, safe, and fit to provide care. The organisation is in a pivotal period where public trust, regulatory excellence, and organisational transformation...

While identical twins have fingerprints that are more alike than those of unrelated individuals, they are still unique1, having formed prenatally by finger position, amniotic fluid dynamics, and chronicity (the number of placentas in multiple pregnancies). There is about 20% random development noise that produces this unique finding even among genetically identical twins.Fingerprints are a simple metaphor clinicians can use when explaining to patients why “but my twin doesn’t have this” isn’t...

Fully remote • 24–30 hours/week • $100/hour + GST Use your clinical skills, develop expertise in weight management and support patients across New Zealand, all from home. Pocket Lab is a New Zealand telehealth service helping patients nationwide. We’re looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join our online weight management team. You’ll work alongside our GP team, with all the required training and ongoing support provided. What’s on offer: ● Guaranteed regular hours ● Monday to...

Kia ora. Following significant consultation and engagement, Pharmac is making changes to the Pharmaceutical Schedule relating to antiretroviral medicines used in the treatment and prevention of HIV. What is changing Removal of Special Authority requirements: From 1 November 2026, there will no longer be a Special Authority requirement for funded antiretroviral treatment for any indication. The removal of Special Authority requirements is intended to reduce administrative burden. It does...

Please see below updates from Pharmac. Supply issue Pimafucort Ointment Pioglitazone tab 15 mg and tab 30 mg (Vexazone) Vannair Metered dose inhalers (budesonide/eformoterol) Brand change Coversyl tabs salt change Discontinuation Epilim tab 100 mg crushable date extended 1.Supply issue: Pimafucort Ointment There is an upcoming long-term supply issue affecting Pimafucort ointment. The supplier has advised that due to a significant manufacturing issue affecting an ingredient used in...