The average number of patients seen daily by full-time-equivalent health improvement practitioners in Auckland is expected to rise to eight, from just under five earlier this year
Injured or sick after-hours patients in the Hokianga area face a longer journey for care over the next two months after their local hospital announced a suspension of acute care for new patients overnight
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has released the list of primary care staff who report to the agency’s localities and commissioning workstream lead Martin Hefford
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is continuing to offer post-meeting briefings to reporters as an alternative to opening its board meetings to the media and public or publishing its minutes
Practices report the Government-funded Access and Choice primary mental health scheme relieves pressure on GPs, fills gaps in patient care and reduces referrals to a PHO brief intervention service, a researcher says
The outreach efforts of Auckland health workers enabled New Zealanders to celebrate Christmas last year with a semblance of normality during the COVID-19 Delta outbreak