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A new round of job cuts at Te Whatu Ora will result in the axing of 268 commissioning positions, according to the Public Service Association

A sweeping review of courses at the University of Auckland could see some courses and programmes in health sciences cut, but no clinical programmes from the medical school will be affected 

The nationwide shortage of GPs has reached a stage where patients in areas like Northland are waiting years to sign up with a local GP, driving up demand for telehealth services, specialist GP Rory Johnston says

A proposal to cut 4500 Te Whatu Ora jobs, including 470 doctors and almost 1500 nurses, has been dubbed “appalling” by a long-serving health official

Since being appointed as the commissioner of Te Whatu Ora late last month, Lester Levy has raised the hackles of unions, infuriated the Opposition and promised to slash $1.4 billion from the agency’s spending over the next year

The Government needed a pretext to remove the board of Te Whatu Ora and appoint Lester Levy as commissioner, says health researcher Tim Tenbensel

Medtech’s application for an interim injunction to prevent Valentia Technologies (NZ) from extracting data from its software without approval, has been dismissed by the High Court

The Government highlighted its ongoing commitment to Whānau Ora at a conference in late July, saying that when Pasifika communities and whānau succeed, all of New Zealand succeeds

The nationwide shortage of GPs has reached a stage where patients in areas like Northland are waiting years to sign up with a local GP, driving up demand for telehealth services, specialist GP Rory Johnston says

PMS provider Medtech is involving general practices in its escalating dispute with Valentia Technologies (NZ)