Non-Māori PHOs would have to show they could acquire at least 40 per cent of patient enrolments in a new health district if they wanted to set up there, Te Whatu Ora says in a document outlining its proposed policy
A briefing to the health minister about the urgent-care sector shows reduced hours and changes to the model of care are possible outcomes of insufficient funding, as Martin Johnston reports
A briefing to the health minister about the urgent-care sector shows reduced hours and changes to the model of care are possible outcomes of insufficient funding, as Martin Johnston reports
Health officials expect a $30 million scheme announced by health minister Shane Reti to expand access to primary care-referred radiology will actually reduce demand in some areas by weeding out inappropriate requests
Toby Beaglehole, the chief executive of the RNZCGP, acknowledges that his CV is like a poster for on-the-job training, a field that has occupied a significant part of his working life
Practices are being asked to set up special phone access for hospital doctors to contact GPs over patient test results that need attention, rather than the hated technique of having all lab results routinely “cc-ed to GP”
