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The steadily growing general practice business arm of Wellington regional PHO Tū Ora Compass Health, Latitude, has achieved a small surplus a year earlier than expected

COVID-19 role recognised – general practices to receive a one-off funding boost of $3.4 million to support them deliver clinical telehealth services

Pegasus Health general practices on Medtech 32 will be asked to sign up and pay for new service agreements as the PHO ends its longstanding master services agreement with Medtech Global 

DHBs are mooting splitting the costs between employers, DHBs, and the MInistry of Health of settling the longstanding pay parity dispute that saw practice nurses striking in frustration a fortnight ago 

General practices can save thousands of dollars by reviewing and renegotiating their spending with their medical suppliers, says healthcare business advisor Chris Ross

Social media has blurred the distinction between behaving badly at work and doing so outside work hours, employment lawyer Sean O’Sullivan says

Six months on from New Zealand’s first confirmed case, COVID-19 is bedding in to shape our lives for many months and probably years to come

Talks over the “disquieting” proposed primary care cuts are expected to go ahead between Pegasus and Canterbury DHB within a fortnight now that an acting executive team is in place 

Auckland general practices will be paid mid next week for their share of the more than 100,000 COVID-19 swabs done nationwide in the week Auckland returned to lockdown