A memorandum of understanding has been signed, kicking off a business case into a third medical school, but is it the answer to workforce shortages? Fiona Cassie reports
Start-up general practice provider Phoenix Healthcare is tackling another new practice – this time in the long-vacant medical centre space at the health hub in the Canterbury town of Rolleston
A novice nurse practitioner criticised for her management of an elderly woman’s chronic leg wounds says, in hindsight, a more experienced clinician should have seen the resthome patient
Researchers don’t believe either better health or better access to primary care are behind their surprising finding, published today, that rural Kiwis are the least likely to be admitted to hospital
Practices may rethink whether they can afford to carry on with immunisation monitoring and recalls if parents opt to go to community pharmacies for infant vaccinations, says an RNZCGP submission
A sharp drop in COVID-related income saw national telehealth provider WhakarongorauAotearoa record a $2.3 million loss in the 2023 financial year, which was split between its co-owners, PHOsProCare and Pegasus Health
Pegasus Health group is reporting a $4-million deficit for 2023 in a reversal of its $10.6-million surplus the previous year, the annual report for the PHO and its wider network shows
The physical intimidation of a female GP on a late-night call last week was the last straw that led Wellsford GP Tim Malloy to withdraw his practice from overnight on-call and PRIME services
