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General practice is united in believing a much bigger capitation increase is warranted than the 3 per cent that has been imposed, a survey of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa subscribers indicates

Lung cancer screening investigator Sue Crengle says almost all scans so far have contained an incidental finding

General practice buyers are urged not to pay sellers for personal goodwill, because it is an asset that will depart when the vendor leaves

With nearly a third of GPs intending to retire within five years, many will be thinking about their income through what they hope will be a long and active retirement

Shorecare’s Northcross urgent-care clinic has regularly had to reduce its opening hours because of staff shortages 

The NZMA has today voted itself into liquidation, the final phase of its 136-year history

Third age health services has secured a $3 million loan facility and already begun using it within the gen­eral practice market

The launch event for the new health agencies was held this morning 

Specialist GP GARY WU took some convincing before he was willing to learn the tricks of the practice owner­ship trade

NZMA anticipates practices will be considering what services to cut without extra Crown cash to pay their nurses the same as DHB nurses