Minister of health Shane Reti claims he met with the minister of finance Nicola Willis and appointed a “specialist financial expert” in March due to concerns about Te Whatu Ora finances
GenPro has given a cautious thumbs up to the appointment of a commissioner to run Health New Zealand and agrees with Health Minister Dr Shane Reti’s assessment of poor financial performance and inflated back-office bureaucracy
Lester Levy has only been commissioner of Te Whatu Ora for a week, but he has already raised the hackles of the unions, infuriated the opposition and promised to slash $1.4 billion from the agency’s spending over the next year
Stephen Forbes reports on the initial reaction to news of the appointment of Te Whatu Ora board chair Lester Levy as commissioner heralding a new round of restructuring
Health officials expect that the $30 million scheme announced by health minister Shane Reti to expand access to primary care-referred radiology will actually reduce demand in some areas by weeding out inappropriate requests
The co-founder of the Emerging GP Owners Alliance, Richard Lowe, is waiting in hope to see if the desired outcomes in primary care can be achieved despite planned cuts to rein in Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ's projected $1.4 billion deficit
With winter illnesses sweeping the motu and filling hospital wards, it’s not too late to get your vaccination – and pop on a mask in crowded places – that’s the message from Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora clinicians
The four-year rollout of health improvement practitioners and health coaches to general practices is being extended for a fifth year to reach the target of 70 per cent coverage nationwide
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