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Gisborne’s biggest general practice is reducing its operating hours and cancelling its weekend and after-hours services in a bid to shore up its finances and reduce staff burnout

Likely job cuts in the commissioning directorate of Te Whatu Ora were being talked about as New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa went to print but no details had been confirmed

The NZ Telehealth Forum has been notified by Te Whatu Ora that its funding and contract have been axed in the latest round of government cutbacks

A Te Whatu Ora hotline to dob in dubious dealings in the health system received 529 reports between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024, a 58 per cent jump on the same period in 2022/23

Telehealth provider CareHQ is the “canary in the coal mine” of unmet health need, according to its chief medical officer and specialist GP Reza Jarral

When specialist GP Rory Johnston launched the telehealth service MedOnline in 2019, he started small, but with big intentions

A new scheme using paramedics in general practices in north Coromandel is being welcomed by a local GP who has been involved with the programme

Gisborne’s biggest general practice has decided to reduce its operating hours for the second time in a year, and cancel its weekend and after-hours services in a bid to shore up its finances and reduce staff burnout

A Northland practice, which faces having no in-house GPs by November unless it can recruit more doctors, is an unfortunate by-product of years of underfunding primary care, according to the National Hauora Coalition

From next week, The Doctors Tikipunga will be down to its last in-house doctor, who is set to leave in November