The National Party has softened its opposition to the Government’s proposed Māori Health Authority, but not to what it calls a dual health system based on ethnicity
The NZMA wants to break down the privileged status of the medical profession, by shoring up efforts to train many more doctors who are Māori or Pacific, or from rural backgrounds
For efficiency, DHBs have begun to offer COVID-19 vaccination to all adults in some rural communities, marking a change from the original priority-group timings
Auckland GP Jan White has opted not to take up the elected seat she won on the NZMA board. It will now instead go to the next highest-polling candidate, Christchurch GP Dermot Coffey
The only case of anaphylaxis reported following COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand is not related to the vaccine, according to the latest official data
The RNZCGP’s Cornerstone teaching module was suspended because it had unsuccessfully tried to mix accreditation of the teacher and the teaching environment