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The Hollywood-inspired three bill­boards outside Westport no longer grace the West Coast town after con­tributing some levity in the local battle to replace the ageing Buller Hospital

This year, the Government removed a target barrier that had long stymied DHBs keen to switch certain treat¬ments and procedures from second¬ary to primary care

The first injury of the day can be heard before she is seen...

Primary care leaders are pushing for the next Budget to allow general prac­tice capitation funding to take health inequities and high needs into ac­count

She laughs about it now, but practice manager Michelle Te Kira recalls nearly having a mass resignation the one year she had to call off a staff Christmas party

Shutting up shop and giving patients the Healthline number isn’t enough when general practices close for more than the statutory holidays this summer

Reformation of the very low cost access scheme features in a National Party policy health discussion document released today – but it stops short of suggesting solutions

The first chair of Southern DHB in four and a half years is taking on board the outgoing commissioner’s concerns regarding whether elected members have the right skillset to do the job

Primary care leaders are pushing for the next Budget to allow general prac­tice capitation funding to take health inequities and high needs into ac­count

This spring, Christchurch’s first Muslim support workers were welcomed onto Rehua Marae