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Talks over the annual capitation funding increase have broken down, with general practice leaders saying the 3 per cent offer will “threaten services” 

A Green Cross Health leader welcomes Budget funding for health IT but is frustrated by lack of movement on primary care nurse pay equity 

In the face of potential financial collapse, NZMA members have voted strongly in favour of liquidating the association 

Health minister Andrew Little is standing by his call for new, more effective business models in primary care, despite claims he has insulted the sector

In which we provide a short fix of reform news as we find it, to keep everyone in the loop 

Health minister Andrew Little is standing by his call for new, more effective business models in primary care, despite claims he has insulted the sector

Hawke's Bay practices that lost a regional contract for free care of young people won’t be billed when their patients attend elsewhere, but concerns remain.

Island Bay Medical Centre staff will welcome the patient payment function for their practice management system, citing promised efficiencies

Budget 2022: Grant Thornton business advisory partner Pam Newlove says the documents released on Budget day lack details of how much of the new money allocated to primary care money will be spent 

The idea of rural health training hubs popped out of one minister’s conference speech notes, languished on another minister’s desk, and has now been passed along to Health NZ