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The approach of retirement and the chance to join a larger organisation motivated an Auckland GP to sell his small practice to a growing corporate company

The rewrite of iwi Māori partnership boards in the health reform bill could lead to some “hotly contested” bids to establish the new bodies, says former National Hauora Coalition chief executive Simon Royal

Wairoa’s successful bid for locality pilot status in the health reforms has been led by iwi and the local community 

Links formed among organisations in response to COVID-19 and the 2019 Whakaari/White Island tragedy underpin the service integration that has led to a pilot locality in the Eastern Bay of Plenty 

GPs’ frowing familiarity with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic is credited with helping to quadruple their rate of lab-test electronic ordering in Auckland

The Ministry of Health is seeking applicants for seats on the new public health advisory committee 

First there was Tend with $15 million to spend on buying practices

Uptake of COVID-19 antiviral medicine Paxlovid is less than was anticipated and is expected to remain so because New Zealand is past its Omicron peak

Localities, once announced in the reforms, were quickly seen as the panacea for health inequities, but they remain poorly defined, Dr Davidson says

Localities, once announced in the reforms, were quickly seen as the panacea for health inequities, but they remain poorly defined, Dr Davidson says