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An RNZCGP survey confirms many GPs struggling and some lost jobs as the sector awaits next week’s Cabinet decision on about $10 million a week in lockdown relief funding

The isolated East Coast’s first rural COVID-19 community testing centre is opening in Te Puia tomorrow as part of Ngati Porou Hauora’s “No. 8 wire” response to the crisis 

The “new normal” will see the first official annual funding talks for primary care still going ahead tomorrow but online, and with COVID-19 high on the agenda 

COVID-19 funding of $15 million is being paid to general practices this week – and the DHBs and Ministry of Health are backing calls for a further $10 million a week support during the lockdown 

A singalong hymn is how Suli Tuitaupe is closing his phone consults with clients since COVID-19 forced the Pasifika mobile community nurse to swap his car for a phone 

The COVID-19 lockdown has caused a steep downturn in patients and income for general practices as they await details of the Government’s COVID-19 support package 

New Zealand enters day one of the national lockdown with seven people in hospital, no cases in ICU and the hope that strict self-isolation could see cases peak in 10-12 days 

Out of the tragedy of the 15 March 2019 mosque shootings has come a warm alliance between Christchurch’s new Muslim community health workforce and their kaupapa Māori provider home

The perception that Quit Group trustees have been padding their pockets since they stopped running Quitline is understandable, says trust deputy
chair Jan Pearson

Out of the tragedy of the 15 March 2019 mosque shootings has come a warm alliance between Christchurch’s new Muslim community health work­force and their kaupapa Māori provid­er home