The Ministry of Justice is writing regulations to reinstate fees for doctors who write reports required by coroners, following a complaint from general practice owners
It began in late October when a patient phoned Jason Tuhoe, a specialist GP at the Papakura Marae Health Clinic, to say he had been told he and his child were COVID-19 positive and advised to contact the whānau’s GP
Health and disability commissioner Morag McDowell says she has concerns over media reports about care of COVID home-isolation cases and has written to the Ministry of Health
Health minister Andrew Little has undertaken to follow up with officials after being told COVID-19-positive lab results are not routinely being reported to patients’ GPs
Primary care is supportive of the Government’s national COVID-at-home aims but concerned that even in Auckland, where the outbreak is greatest, systems are still embryonic