The recent flurry of announcements for new initiatives and funding in primary care are, in the main, welcome, but the sector is now on high alert for details, writes editor Barbara Fountain
Editor Barbara Fountain gathers together sector reactions to health minister Simeon Brown’s rapid-fire announcements in early March, finding warm welcome giving way to concerns over funding, equity and the feasibility of a performance-linked incentive
After a week of rapid-fire announcements, health minister Simeon Brown is lined up to give a speech tomorrow to an invitation-only Health Forum in Auckland hosted by BusinessNZ
A 24/7 virtual clinic sounds like a quick win, but will it deliver actual results or just look good on paper? Barbara Fountain ponders this – and other questions – in the wake of yesterday’s funding announcement
Ten days before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the community, New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa ran the following article "Worried GPs appeal to ministry for COVID-19 masks". It was a portent of things to come.
The revolving door of leaders in the health system and the continual push to cut the budget, makes editor Barbara Fountain question how targets can possibly be met without showing some love for general practice
The revolving door of leaders in the health system and the continual push to cut the budget, makes editor Barbara Fountain question how targets can possibly be met without showing some love for general practice
Already puzzled by what’s ahead in 2025, even as the health portfolio does a flip and sees a health-sector novice, aka Simeon Brown, replace sector veteran Shane Reti? Editor Barbara Fountain racks her brain to turn out a last-minute A-Z refresh
