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An expert advisory network has replaced the COVID-19 primary care technical advisory subgroup

He’s the darling of the health sector but, if he wants to lead it, he appears to be in the wrong party

He remains tribal National, but says he “certainly ain’t” out campaigning for the party he served as an MP 

Four GPs, four other medical practitioners, two nurses and a midwife are vying to become MPs at this month’s general election

Auckland DHB is still pinning its hopes on joining the National Bowel Screening Programme next month, after contracting out colonoscopies for more than 500 patients

He remains tribal National, but says he “certainly ain’t” out campaigning for the party he served as an MP 

Auckland general practices can see more patients in person once the region shifts to Alert Level 1 in the middle of this week

A cold concrete floor, cold McDonald’s takeaways and a deep sense of injustice over a police crackdown more than 20 years ago – these are among the formative events in Chris Hipkins’ political life

He’s the darling of the health sector but, if he wants to lead it, he appears to be in the wrong party

Seventh University of Auckland primary care COVID-19 survey finds a DHB has tried to restrict the amount of COVID-19 testing a practice is doing