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ProCare is highlighting the gains it has made through a programme to reduce administration and boost funding for its practices

Health officials say they acknowledge the concerns of senior doctors about chronic staff shortages at Gisborne Hospital, but it doesn’t appear an end is in sight after an apparent stalemate in ongoing negotiations

Gisborne Hospital doctors have escalated their concerns about the staffing crisis at their hospital, penning a damning description to prime minister Christopher Luxon

The Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance faced some challenges last year, from funding and workforce pressures to dealing with the complexities of modern general practice, its latest annual report shows

Changes to health workforce regulation could open the door to more physician associates in primary care, leading to a “dangerous slide into a two-tiered health system”, warns senior general practice academic Ben Gray

A “global war for talent” has health minister Simeon Brown determined to streamline the process for overseas healthcare workers coming to New Zealand

Access to healthcare in New Zealand is getting worse and is the most significant quality and safety issue for patients, according to a new report from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora 

The successful tender announcement for an after-hours primary care service in Tairāwhiti has been delayed again by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

GPs and health providers in urban areas need to be on the lookout for syphilis, which has reached epidemic levels, according to sexual health physician Eva Gregory

The plan to slash elective surgery waitlists by increasing outsourcing to the private sector by the end of June has been slammed as impractical