Organisations

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• Pharmacy Direct (www.pharmacydirect.co.nz)

  Buy health products and over the counter medicines quickly and easily with Pharmacy Direct. Their extensive range covers vitamins and supplements, baby products, alternative medicines, natural health treatments and sports medicine products.

• Organ Donation   (www.donor.co.nz)

  All the information you need about organ donation and organ transplantation in New Zealand. How you can give the gift of life.

• Osteopathic Council of New Zealand   (www.osteopathiccouncil.org.nz)

  The site provides information for osteopathic practitioners, for consumers of osteopathic services, for providers of osteopathic training courses and for those wishing to enter the profession from overseas.

• Osteoporosis New Zealand   (www.bones.org.nz)

  A national organisation established to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis in New Zealand by raising awareness and knowledge of osteoporosis and to provide a voice for those at risk or suffering from osteoporosis.

• Otago District Health Board (www.otagodhb.govt.nz)

  Provides information covering issues, policy, meetings and planning for the Otago District.

• Pain Action in New Zealand   (crash.ihug.co.nz/~procter/PAINZ.HTM)

  Since 1985, PAINZ has worked to improve the quality of life for pain sufferers in New Zealand.

• Parafed Canterbury   (www.parafedcanterbury.co.nz)

  Promoting and supporting recreation and sporting opportunities for people with physical disabilities in the Canterbury area.

• ParentCare   (www.parentcare.org.nz)

  Exists to support the parents of sick and premature babies.

• Parkinsons New Zealand   (www.parkinsons.org.nz)

  Provides health information and support services to assist people with Parkinsons, their families and their carers.

• Partnership Health Canterbury   (www.partnershiphealth.org.nz)

  Striving to improve the health of Canterbury communities by supporting the delivery of quality primary health care, promoting good health and working hard to ensure everyone can access primary health care when they need it.

• Pasifika Medical Association   (www.pacifichealth.org.nz)

  Established by a group of Pacific medical professionals, the Association brings together Pacific doctors, medical students and other health professionals.

• Pharmac   (www.pharmac.co.nz)

  Pharmaceutical management agency.

• Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand   (www.psnz.org.nz)

  To promote excellence in the practice of pharmacy to improve the health of New Zealanders.

• Pharmacy Council of New Zealand   (www.pharmacycouncil.org.nz)

  Protecting the public and promoting good pharmacist practice. The Pharmacy Council is responsible for registration of pharmacists, the setting of standards for pharmacists' education, scopes of practice and conduct.

• Pharmacy Defence Association   (www.pharmacydefence.co.nz)

  A non profit, pharmacist support organisation which assists members through Health and Disability Commissioner, ACC and Privacy Commissioner investigations. Membership of the Association is designed specifically to provide assistance to pharmacists in the event of professional indemnity, public liability and statutory liability claims.

• Plunket Society   (www.plunket.org.nz)

  Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, a major provider of child health services in New Zealand.

• Podiatrists Board of New Zealand   (www.podiatristsboard.org.nz)

  The regulatory body for the occupation of podiatry in New Zealand. Anyone who wishes to practice in New Zealand as a podiatrist must register with the Board and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate.

• Poutiri Trust   (www.poutiri.com)

  A Maori development organisation that manages the delivery of various healthcare services throughout the Bay of Plenty region.

• Presbyterian Support Central   (www.psc.org.nz)

  Provides elderly care and family support services in the Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua, Wairarapa and Wellington areas.

• Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand   (www.pgfnz.co.nz)

  Committed to health promotion that contributes to more responsible gambling through community education and development, and health protection that contributes to more responsible gambling through the development of regulations and standards.

• Procare Health   (www.procare.co.nz)

  An organisation that manages an Independent Practitioners' Association, representing about 200 medical practices in New Zealand.

• Project LEO   (www.projectleo.org.nz)

  A construction and refurbishment programme at Tauranga Hospital, which is estimated to cost between $135 million and $138 million. The project is scheduled for completion in 2009.

• Public Health Advisory Committee   (www.phac.health.govt.nz)

  The PHAC is a statutory sub-committee of the National Health Committee and provides the New Zealand Minister of Health with independent advice on public health issues.

• Public Health Association of New Zealand   (www.pha.org.nz)

  Aims to promote public debate of health and health services.

• Public Health South   (www.phsouth.co.nz)

  A public health organisation with departmental coverage of health promotion, dental services, sexual health, Maori health, immunisation and women's health.

• Public Health Surveillance   (www.surv.esr.cri.nz)

  Providers of information for public health action in New Zealand, including public health surveillance data and information.