It’s been a quieter week for health minister Simeon Brown — fewer parliamentary grillings and more time for ribbon-cutting, Insta-ranting and weather forecasting. Reporter Martin Johnston keeps an eye on the front
The annual influenza immunisation campaign, just days old, has hit a roadblock that has led to the cancellation of general practice vaccination clinics
Health minister Simeon Brown has told the Cabinet that hospital funding has grown at a higher rate than primary and community funding, and that must be changed
A report by General Practice NZ finds primary care patients have benefited from government-funded schemes that expand the kinds of health workers operating in the sector
A new clinic of an established general practice has opened with a bump in enrolments that is said to be helping ease pressure in the Nelson-Tasman region
A report on the problems of general practice and potential solutions includes some of the author’s personal experiences from when she was a practice-owning specialist GP
