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Funding for the 2025 nurse practitioner training programme remains unknown, but providers have the go-ahead to ask potential NP trainees to sign up

A GP’s care of a highly vulnerable and traumatised woman, who had suffered the worse abuse of any patient the GP had encountered, was found to be of “significant concern” 

A wahine toa, gracious lady and “rare gem” are some of the tributes paid to the much-loved rural, nursing and Māori health leader Rhoena Davis

The country’s doctor workforce has topped 20,000 for the first time, but specialist GP numbers are growing at just half the rate of the total medical workforce, the latest Medical Council statistics show

A large number of women seeking abortions still prefer to see their primary care provider over a telehealth referral, a research project into abortion care since the 2020 reforms found

The number of nurse practitioner trainees Te Whatu Ora will fund in 2025 is up in the air, leaving would-be NPs and their practices in limbo  

News Te Whatu Ora is working on a better funding model than the current $75 fee for delivering early medical abortions in primary care is welcomed by the sector

News Te Whatu Ora is working on a better funding model than the current $75 fee for delivering early medical abortions in primary care is welcomed by the sector

The country’s doctor workforce has topped 20,000 for the first time, but specialist GP numbers are growing at just half the rate of the total medical workforce, the latest Medical Council statistics show

A large number of women seeking abortions still prefer to see their primary care provider over a telehealth referral, a research project into abortion care since the 2020 reforms found