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A longstanding Wānaka GP is not convinced a large “flashy” private hospital proposed for Wānaka is the answer to the fast-growing rural town’s health needs 

The ongoing severe shortage of oestradiol patches has a Napier GP calling for an interim special authority to prescribe subsidised gels for high-risk women hit by the inconsistent supplies 

Stressed doctors in earlier colonial New Zealand appeared to have God on their side...or at least the bishop

A working group has been hurriedly created this month in the lead-up to the 1 July annual capitation increase that is being awaited with “considerable pessimism” by primary care leaders

Stressed doctors in earlier colonial New Zealand appeared to have God on their side...or at least the bishop

More people watched warily from cars than attended Raglan’s early rural outreach marae clinics

The general practice crisis in the Far North has forced Kaitaia Hospital to coordinate and fund a primary care after-hours service on site for the past year

Reporter Fiona Cassie provides updates on recent developments at PSAAP as the primary care negotiations vehicle edges towards engagement

WellSouth Primary Health Network’s operating revenue dipped in 2023 as COVID-19 funding declined, but ended the financial year with its operating surplus up more than a million to $2.6 million

Reporter Fiona Cassie provides updates on recent developments at PSAAP as the primary care negotiations vehicle edges towards engagement