Steve Maharey quits as chair of PHARMAC, ACC

1 December 2023 - Both the Health Minister Dr Shane Reti and Minister for ACC Matt Doocey announced today they ...

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PHARMAC making progress on action plan to enhance organisational culture

1 December 2023 - PHARMAC is making progress to enhance the organisational culture with all immediate tasks in the action ...

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Rare Disorders NZ wants new Minister for PHARMAC to act swiftly to remove PHARMAC Chair

28 November 2023 - Rare Disorders NZ has today written to the new Minister for PHARMAC, David Seymour, reiterating their ...

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What next for PHARMAC boss after 'sick, sneering' remarks about Rachel Smalley?

10 November 2023 - PHARMAC’s CEO has managed to survive scrutiny from her board over sneering remarks made about broadcaster ...

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PHARMAC boss apologises over stories of patients self-funding treatments

28 October 2023 - PHARMAC's chief executive has apologised for making unprofessional comments about a journalist and stories of cancer ...

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Terminal cancer patient wants 'complete overhaul' of PHARMAC

27 October 2023 - Instead of spending time with her six-year-old daughter, terminal cancer patient Vickie Hudson-Craig is fighting PHARMAC ...

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PHARMAC Board endorse action plan to enhance organisational culture

27 October 2023 - At PHARMAC’s regular monthly Board meeting held today, the Board endorsed the action plan proposed by the ...

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Rare Disorders NZ appalled by attitude within PHARMAC; calls for Chair’s removal

11 October 2023 - Rare Disorders New Zealand is calling on the Minister of Health to remove Steve Maharey as ...

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PHARMAC needs to work for patients, not itself

10 October 2023 - “The internal chaos and siege mentality at PHARMAC is exactly why the next Government needs to ...

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Calls to sack PHARMAC boss after 'sick, sneering' remarks

8 October 2023 - A top cancer specialist says PHARMAC chief executive Sarah Fitt should step down over “offensive” emails, ...

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PHARMAC announces new Deputy Medical Director Māori

19 April 2023 - PHARMAC has welcomed Dr Kiri Prentice (Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa) to the newly established role ...

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Dr Crawshaw takes over as PHARMAC’s medical director after COVID challenges in the UK

27 November 2020 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce that Dr Shirley Crawshaw, seven months after she was appointed, has arrived ...

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Inaugural Chief Advisor, Māori appointed to PHARMAC

8 October 2020 - “PHARMAC is committed to upholding the articles of te Tiriti o Waitangi across all areas of ...

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Chemist Warehouse continues store expansion, set to open one of its largest stores yet

22 August 2019 - Chemist Warehouse operates eight stores in New Zealand currently. ...

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PHARMAC head defends drug agency's funding

28 May 2019 - PHARMAC is under intense pressure from clinicians, health advocacy groups and patients to fund more medicines ...

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