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An epidemiologist, commenting on a study of COVID-19 and the immune system differentiated by age group, is urging New Zealand authorities to expand the offer of COVID vaccination to most young children

The RNZCGP’s finances continued their upward track in 2023/24 in line with increased returns on the college investment nest egg

Technology has “contributed to our overall success”, according to a practice update in the Cosine Primary Care Network Annual Report 2023

The use of ethnicity to prioritise services is under scrutiny and has already been dropped in some cases. Reporter Martin Johnston details some areas which ethnicity is a factor

Reporter Martin Johnston takes a look at how targeting by ethnicity was driven out of policies

An iwi Māori partnership board wants a new analysis of emergency department presentations to evaluate the effects of poor access to primary care

The financial fragility of general practice is mounting up for the Kumeu Village Medical Centre in northwest Auckland, with a growing range of splints being applied to help it limp through 

Financial instability, recruitment woes, burnout, after-hours and urgent-care withdrawals – it’s all there in the disturbing findings of the latest General Practice NZ survey 

The vaccination rate has declined for children aged two years, according to quarterly government Health Targets data published today

The sole general practice in the Nelson suburb of Stoke is expanding into the neighbouring area of Richmond