An outpouring of despair about the future of general practice in New Zealand, and an admission to the lure of higher Australian pay rates, has been unleashed by an official’s comments in a Te Whatu Ora webinar
Significant investments continue to be made in the future of New Zealand’s health workforce with the announcement that 60 more pharmacists a year will have the opportunity to be upskilled and better support the communities they live in
Funders have told primary care leaders that national contracts will be rising by 5 per cent in the coming year. Reporter Fiona Cassie takes a closer look at the sums
Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora welcome the Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti’s announcement today of a suite of tools and funding that will help lift not only Māori immunisation rates but the immunisation rates of all babies in Aotearoa
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti is appointing a Crown observer to Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora, citing significant ongoing challenges around the 2022 health reforms
Te Whatu Ora has apologised to a New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa journalist, as advised by chief ombudsman Peter Boshier, for a delay in releasing a paper on pay parity
Martin Johnston reports on the markers of stress in general practice, where the feeling of failing to cope is palpable and Fiona Cassie spent hours searching for data to explain why general practice finds itself working so hard but ultimately often failing to live up to its own expectations of good care
The possible closure of accident and medical services at Kenepuru Community Hospital spotlights the need for a united effort to challenge health disparities, writes Sarah Dalton
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