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Workforce stress and COVID money pouring in and out are among the themes to emerge from New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa’s perusal of PHOs’ latest annual reports

PHO-contracted services in Rotorua delivered equity for Māori in a number of clinical areas, according to an assessment in the network organisation’s 2021/22 annual report

Vaccinators have been warned that one of the new dengue fever vaccines must not be given to a person who has not had a dose of the infection

General Practitioners Aotearoa interim chair Buzz Burrell will strike with his hospital colleagues when they take industrial action next month

Mobile clinics, a type of care that caught on with the arrival of COVID-19, have become a feature of the services offered by Tauranga-based Māori PHO Ngā Mataapuna Oranga

Key government officials preferred an initially smaller increase in the number of funded medical school places than the 50 decided by the Cabinet, official documents reveal

Reporter Martin Johnston reports on a frank conversation with an owner of a general practice that is only just paying the bills

Reporter Martin Johnston reports on a frank conversation with an owner of a general practice that is only just paying the bills

A general practice leader says prime minister Chris Hipkins’ comments about nurse pay in primary care don’t take into account the constraints on practices

The number of PHO-like organisations is likely to shrink from 30 at present to around 15, according to General Practice NZ after its meeting late last month with senior health system officials