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Primary care leaders want an expert from their ranks appointed to help Heather Simpson in implementing her panel’s proposals for changing the health system

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

Who stands where on the health issues facing voters in September? Martin Johnston put a set of questions to the health spokespeople of parties that have been in Parliament in the MMP era

Through the height of New Zealand’s coronavirus epidemic, more than a quarter of close contacts of cases eluded the government service set up specifically to find them

Health workforce advisory boss Judy McGregor wants a closer look taken at the use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to help address the forecast GP retirement crisis

A big increase in the predicted need for mental health and wellbeing support workers has helped push up the cost of providing general practice

An RNZCGP survey has detected significant community opposition to COVID-19 swabbing, along with doctors’ concerns about the testing programme

Who stands where on the health issues facing voters in September? Martin Johnston put a set of questions to the health spokespeople of parties that have been in Parliament in the MMP era

The Public Health Association is backing a campaign for the proposed Māori Health Authority to have full funding and commissioning powers