After months of wrangling for access to Te Whatu Ora committee minutes, Martin Johnston prises out some nuggets revealing sector leaders’ thoughts on closed books, PHO transparency and other primary care issues
Te Whatu Ora National Public Health Service last year sent letters to all PHOs asking that primary providers recall all children under five in a bid to tackle the below-target immunisation rate
An audit of young people’s mental health services has found the growing waiting lists for specialist care are hampering access to primary care, reports Martin Johnston
General practices in Marlborough are benefiting from the addition of new kinds of staff, according to Kimi Hauora Wairau Marlborough PHO’s 2023 annual report
The Coalition Government has tabled its bill to scrap Labour’s three-stage change to smokefree law, but hasn’t revealed what new policies it will adopt
Details are expected “within the next couple of weeks” on National’s pre-election promise of a $10-per-patient immunisation-incentive payment for general practices