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Some general practices that signed up for health improvement practitioners want to quit the scheme because of the costs, sector leader Tim Malloy says

In the health restructure now being planned, it’s clear resources will have to flow to the community health sector, Auckland-based Ministry of Health executive Don Matheson says

Difficulties remain over obtaining personal protective equipment, according to a University of Auckland survey that went to GPs, nurses and practice managers on 14 October

Two virtual general practice services started in October and a third is set to go this month

Hero or villain? Debate over the legacy of Herbert Green rages on 50 years after the National Women’s ‘experiment’ for which he is remembered 

A surge in patient numbers at Rotorua and Taupo Hospitals and a call to save EDs for emergencies have reignited concerns about access to primary healthcare nationally  

ProCare entities have paid around $1.75 million to general practices from reserves and in early funding to help them cope with the pandemic and encourage patients to come back after the lockdowns

National’s health spokesperson Shane Reti has been made the party’s deputy leader, after Gerry Brownlee stepped down from the role 

Health ministry seeking urgent advice on N95 masks at quarantine sites after more questions about aerosol infection

In line with expectations, a University of Otago survey found a sharp increase in the rate of adults experiencing moderate-to-severe psychological distress during New Zealand’s first pandemic lockdown