No mention of the general practice funding model was made at a health reform briefing for primary care yesterday and it looks like business as usual for some time yet, says NZMA chair Kate Baddock
PHOs that are locally responsive PHOs can potentially step into the new role of locality networks, GP leaders were told by health minister Andrew Little
The proposed new funding channels may see non-mainstream health providers get more than the leftover crumbs off their local DHB’s table, says health policy academic Tim Tenbensel
Nurses need to learn the language and machinery of health policy, but policy-makers also need to include them at the table, says nurse consultant Liz Manning
The percentage of GPs owning general practices continues downward, a trend not limited to the medical profession, says Grant Thornton business advisor Pam Newlove