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With funding and workforce shortages ongoing problems for the country’s general practices, what steps can be taken to make practices more efficient?

The Southern Cross Health Society recorded a $88 million loss in 2023/24 after paying out $1.5 billion in claims for the year ended 30 June this year

Te Whatu Ora is accepting responsibility for an incorrect answer to a written question in Parliament by health minister Shane Reti

Te Whatu Ora has today released a batch of financial papers with the aim of spelling out the reasons behind its current financial position

The planned closure of the Hataitai Medical Practice in Wellington has led to an outpouring of support from patients for the doctors and staff who have kept it running

Proposed cuts to the National Public Health Service are short-sighted and will end up putting more pressure on already stretched health services, according to Sir Collin Tukuitonga

Mid-shift and dressed in scrubs, emergency medicine specialist Ryan Paganelli today told Parliament’s health select committee that talk of vaping as a smoking cessation tool should cease, as users are merely swapping one addiction for another

Cutting the ribbon on a $38-million extension to Auckland private Ormiston Hospital, prime minister Christopher Luxon told attendees he was keen to see more outsourcing of elective surgery to the private sector

At least 44 per cent of calls to Healthline calls in 2023 occurred between 9am and 5pm, according to Te Whatu Ora

Te Whatu Ora has recorded a year-to-date loss of $934 million for 2023/24. The figure was included in its Quarterly Performance Report – 1 April to 30 June 2024, released today