An archer bing banned for two years after testing positive for a beta-blocker should serve as a warning to both athletes and GPs about the risks associated with taking regularly prescribed medicines, according to an expert in the field
The potential for a 25-hour strike by junior hospital doctors to affect general practice is mitigated by the fact that practices have little extra capacity to deal with patients displaced by the action
Auckland specialist GP Patti Piper says she is making the right move for her medical centre’s long-term future in selling to Green Cross Health, but it was still a hard decision to make
Despite ongoing uncertainty in the health sector and the end of COVID-19-related funding, Western Bay of Plenty PHO chief executive Lindsey Webber says things are looking up for 2024
A Wellington barrister who specialises in medicolegal cases says creating an appeal process for HDC decisions would add unnecessary costs and delays to the resolution of cases
A Te Whatu Ora 2023/2024 savings target of $1-2 billion highlighted during a parliamentary select committee hearing in February was a typo according to the health agency which has since corrected the error
A long-serving health official says the increase in bureaucracy at Te Whatu Ora is “out of control”, despite the rest of the public service facing drastic cutbacks
