Our updated general practice ownership map reflects a surge in GPs selling to corporate and other networks, but, at the same time, some GPs are keeping skin in the game. Fiona Cassie reports
As Jenny Carryer retires from the College of Nurses Aotearoa after three decades of leadership and lobbying, she talks to Fiona Cassie about wins, near-misses and frustrations of the job
Nelson’s Medical and Injury Centre is winding down its linked Very Low Cost Access general practice to concentrate on offering after-hours and urgent care only
To make recruiting overseas GPs easier, Marlborough PHO has become the employer of migrant GPs for some of its practices, says chief executive Beth Tester
Funding support and a change of mindset from general practices and Te Whatu Ora managers is needed to meet the localities vision, health researcher Tim Tenbensel says
Inadequate staffing and resourcing affect access for Māori in primary care, say GP leaders responding to research showing fewer Māori than non-Māori patient visits saves the sector $49 million a year
A new briefing on resolving the nurse pay parity impasse was acknowledged by health minister Andrew Little during a “positive discussion” at last night’s GenPro virtual AGM
A Christchurch GP has won a $435,000 COVID-19 research grant to look at what hindered and helped kaupapa Māori vaccination clinics. Fiona Cassie finds out more