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The question of who is ultimately responsible for public surveillance is causing tensions between the Public Health Agency in the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Service in Te Whatu Ora, a report on health reform progress finds.

Martin Johnston looks at the latest episode in the long-running saga of localities – the promised land for primary care or merely a mythical oasis?

Martin Johnston looks at the latest episode in the long-running saga of localities – the promised land for primary care or merely a mythical oasis?

Cocaine use is up significantly in New Zealand, while use of MDMA and methamphetamine are down slightly, according to a new report from the Drug Foundation

A government report has for the first time comprehensively acknowledged the financial and workforce crisis in general practice

Cybersecurity has improved at practices in the Tū Ora Compass network that have completed cybersecurity testing, according to the group’s 2023 annual report

Talks are under way to merge the three practices serving South Wairarapa over coming months, under Latitude Health

Tū Ora Compass Health takes pride in fostering clinician ownership and minimising the entry of corporates into its general practice network

Topics at yesterday’s General Practice Leaders Forum meeting discussed vaccination funding, general practice sustainability and proposed changes to the constitution of the sector’s official funding talks forum

The political pendulum has swung back in favour of a small number of health targets with set percentages to aim for