The lack of political will for a “circuit breaker” to reform rural health training seems apparent from just-released official briefing papers, says rural health advocate Grant Davidson
The rural workforce crisis was under the spotlight at a political forum last night, with National touting a third medical school as one answer and Labour calling it folly
Rural health advocates have welcomed an upcoming review of PRIME and after-hours services but say rural general practices need a “Band-Aid” in the meantime
Labour’s election promise of a staged and targeted increase in free, basic dental care to under-30s has been welcomed by the New Zealand Dental Association
A successful challenge by Hauora Taiwhenua means rural general practices are now eligible for up to $20,000 relocation costs to help recruit overseas GPs
Healthline nurses are considering further industrial action after rejecting a pay offer that would mean some experienced nurses earn less than new graduates in public hospitals
Shifting scarce mental health resources into the community to treat people with mild psychological distress is “short-sighted and unjust”, says Christchurch psychiatrist Roger Mulder
A call for more GPs to classify and code patients with long COVID is backed by researcher Anna Brooks, who is worried about the lack of local data on the post-viral illness