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Health officials have floated the concept of shifting some hospital work to new collaborations between aged residential care and primary care 

Practices training new specialist GPs without having completed Cornerstone can expect a hurry-up from the RNZCGP on getting through the accreditation

Health minister Shane Reti has rebuked public health officials who spoke out against a new McDonald’s restaurant proposed for Wānaka, stating they should be focused on infectious diseases

New Zealand needs to strengthen general practice and primary care’s resilience to help protect the country against future pandemics, according to former COVID-19 inquiry commissioners

Three-practice Coastal Medical in Taranaki today celebrated the physical expansion of its Stratford clinic for acute care 

Kumeu Village Medical Centre has received a $1000 gift from a patient who heard of its financial woes in a media interview  

Tighter regulation of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care is being considered by the Ministry of Health at the behest of the Coalition Government 

A trial that gave an info pack to patients on a so-called “triple whammy” of drugs reduced the number who took potentially harmful anti-inflammatories 

GP visits are down, and hospital emergency department visits are up, according to the latest results from the New Zealand Health Survey 

Te Whatu Ora commissioner Lester Levy wants a productivity boost in primary care, according to a report of his meeting with PHO chief executives