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A funding review aimed at improving equity and sustainability in general practice suggests rises of at least 10 per cent for most practices, and more than 34 per cent for high-need practices 

COVID-19 booster vaccination access has been widened for middle-aged Māori and Pacific people, just as a summer surge of cases is predicted

National Party member Vanessa Weenink reckons having been a Labour Party member won’t harm her hopes of becoming the MP for Banks Peninsula in Canterbury

Wellsouth PHO is positioning itself to implement the Government’s primary care health reforms in the best way it can

The first 10 iwi Māori partnership boards are up and running, according to Te Aka Whai Ora

After the health minister expresses his dislike of profit-making in health, an appointed chair says no one denies a “fair return” to private providers 

COVID-19 Care in the Community will be funded until 31 December, under rules rewritten in September, but funding for next year is unclear 

Cost deterred slightly more patients from seeking GP care, according to the latest New Zealand Health Survey, contrary to the longer-term and larger-downward trend 

Health Hawke’s Bay’s  former chief executive, who left the business last week, says the health reforms present more potential openings than risks for PHOs 

As more localities are created, their formation will become more standardised in order to bring more consistency and avoid “chaos”