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Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is refusing to name most of the groups that have formed the prototype localities at the heart of the Government’s health reforms

 Medical students are being of­fered $200,000 for six months’ work in Australia once they graduate, says a stu­dent who is feeling tempted to take up the offer

Wellington general practices have been trying out a clinical-assistant role to ease pressure on GPs and nurse practitioners

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

The RNZCGP has begun a year-long process to decide whether it will drop the word “royal” from its name

The NZMA code of ethics is out of touch with New Zealand society, says academic and specialist GP Ben Gray

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

International digital-first healthcare provider Babylon is reducing staff in response to the economic headwinds from COVID-19 and global inflation

There is no need to find a new home for the NZMA Code of Ethics, as its provisions are covered elsewhere, a general practice conference is told 

Public health researcher Sue Crengle is urging GPs to become cheerleaders for cancer screen­ing, especially in light of a marked de­cline in women having cervical smears