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Tend Health has gone nationwide with its offering of 10-minute GP consultations without an appointment and is pricing them at $79 for non-enrolled patients

Southern Cross Insurance group has reported a deficit of $16.5 million for the financial year to 30 June, a reversal of its $90 million surplus the year before

Long opening hours in urgent care are no longer possible in Blenheim, for now

Queenstown Medical Centre is among water users to install filters on taps in response to the Central Otago tourist town’s cryptosporidiosis outbreak

The Medical Council says the doctors’ disciplinary matters it handles are not covered by the vicarious liability finding from the Supreme Court in April

Two Waitangi Tribunal primary healthcare claimants say there are risks in National’s plan to scuttle Te Aka Whai Ora

General practices are no longer being told their copayment increases are above the “reasonable” level after a rocky few months under Te Whatu Ora

The Medical Council says the doctors’ disciplinary matters it handles are not covered by the vicarious liability finding from the Supreme Court in April

General practices are no longer being told their copayment increases are above the “reasonable” level after a rocky few months under Te Whatu Ora

South Island hospitals are experiencing the same kinds of difficulties of access to specialist services as those reported in Wellington last week