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The country’s doctor workforce has topped 20,000 for the first time, but specialist GP numbers are growing at just half the rate of the total medical workforce, the latest Medical Council statistics show

The eight-strong Hauora Māori Advisory Committee has been reappointed without any changes to membership for a two-year term

Treasury suggested boosting primary care funding would give better bang for buck than pouring extra millions into new cancer drugs.

A large number of women seeking abortions still prefer to see their primary care provider over a telehealth referral, a research project into abortion care since the 2020 reforms found

The government has announced new details for the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response

When Gilbert Enoka tires of probing the minds of sports stars he may consider a bumper-sticker business

Work to expand the popular disability funding model Enabling Good Lives will be halted as part of the Government’s response to an independent report on disability services

The West Coast is the latest area planning to make greater use of telehealth because of staff shortages, burnout and the worsening financial problems of general practice  

Rawiri McKree Jansen, specialist GP and advocate for all things Māoritanga looks back on the rise, fall and legacy of Te Aka Whai Ora. He talks to journalist Alan Perrott, insisting his vernacular is accurately recorded

The number of nurse practitioner trainees Te Whatu Ora will fund in 2025 is up in the air, leaving would-be NPs and their practices in limbo