A significant business trend of the last decade is more general practices moving to employing rather than contracting associate GPs, says MAS business advisory manager Shaun Phelan
The days of the local doctor running a general practice from the family home may be long gone, but the tradition of private ownership has largely continued
High-need patients are being hit by a $15 prescription charge because of an outdated policy creating equity barriers to health care, says a GP and nurse practitioner advocating for change
There is still much work to be done, but the gains in Māori health also need to be celebrated, says the doctor recognised with the highest honour in the New Year Honours list
More than half of general practices suffered a financial set-back from COVID-19, but 75 per cent believe their overall business performance was unchanged or better