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Preliminary plans in Auckland for managing COVID-19 in the community are starting to fall into place as case numbers in the region rise sharply 

Stage one of Hawke’s Bay GP Tony Edwards’ succession plan has come into effect and he hopes stage two is on track.

New pieces of information have dripped out of official sources on how COVID care in the community will be conducted 

After initial uncertainty, the role of general practice in community management of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 has been secured

ProCare says exclusion of general practice from community COVID management plan won’t work 

Pharmac’s new chief medical officer says the agency had to act fast in deciding to fund a new medicine to treat COVID-19 

Health officials overseeing COVID-19 community-case-management plans are well aware of the importance of sorting out primary care funding, says General Practice New Zealand chair Jeff Lowe 

The Ministry of Health wants to delay decisions on funding for community care of COVID-19 cases until after agreement is reached on the model of care to be used 

The government needs to work out who will pay for widespread telehealth management of mild-tomoderate COVID-19 in the community, says Primary Care Clinical Leaders Group chair Jo Scott-Jones

The government needs to work out who will pay for widespread telehealth management of mild-tomoderate COVID-19 in the community, says Primary Care Clinical Leaders Group chair Jo Scott-Jones.