Journalist Alan Perrott was reporting almost daily on the turmoil that led up to the demise of Te Aka Whai Ora. You can find his reporting online at nzdoctor.co.nz. In the meantime, he reflects here on what went down.
It is getting harder to predict how change is going to impact the health sector. Barbara Fountain suggests the knock on effect of the closure of Te Aka Whai Ora is going to be significant
Te Whatu Ora is projecting a slight fall in practice nurse numbers over the next decade despite forecasting 10 per cent growth in the overall nursing workforce
In June last year, New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa reporter Stephen Forbes sought a response from Te Whatu Ora to five simple questions on a cardiac surgery backlog. What was meant to be a straightforward query turned into a protracted process, highlighting the Crown agency’s lack of transparency
ProCare wants Te Whatu Ora to allow registered nurses unaccredited for smear taking to process and handle HPV test swabs in a bid to reduce the burden on GPs
Short staffing at the new Te Whatu Ora health facility in Westport forced it to close its acute services for a weekend last month and is causing long waits for routine GP appointments
Te Whatu Ora started the lengthy process of presenting its annual review to the Health Select Committee on 21 February. Editor Barbara Fountain listened to the first session live streamed for the public
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management