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General practices in Auckland is coping with the Omicron surge on top of their usual workload but are frustrated by IT issues 

Portal provider adds symptom-recording to patient portal to help practices cope with Omicron wave 

Rapid antigen tests to become more widespread and some pandemic restrictions ease as case numbers soar in Omicron wave 

NZMA’s ‘red letter’ on COVID capacity takes many by surprise 

Healthcare products distribution company says its operations are largely unaffected by its COVID-related staff absence rate of 10-20 per cent 

The new health authorities’ board members have questioned the way in which localities are being designed by health reform officials

The new health authorities’ board members have questioned the way in which localities are being designed by health reform officials

General practice and primary care have been included in a Ministry of Health list of “critical health services” for the purposes of the Omicron outbreak

Specialist GP Mukesh Haikerwal’s large medical centre in western Melbourne had to reduce services briefly because so many staff were off as Omicron cases or contacts

Two specialist medical businesses have chosen their own paths to COVID-19 testing, but one is happy and the other is frustrated