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Dame Karen Poutasi has resigned from the board of Te Whatu Ora after less than a year in the job

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

Medical Assurance Society chief executive Jason McCracken has stepped down after just one year in the role

The current primary care model in New Zealand services is not fit for purpose, Te Whatu Ora says in a document describing its commissioned review

Medsafe is aware an online drug retailer is offering Kiwi consumers a drug reserved for type-2 diabetics for weight loss, with no prescription required

Te Whatu Ora is on the hunt for four new board members

A report into the state of the aged care sector springs no surprises says Third Age Health chief executive Tony Wai and merely highlights the issues that have plagued the sector for years

Consultants Sapere have painted a damning picture of the state of New Zealand’s aged-care sector in a new report commissioned by Te Whatu Ora

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

Minister of health Shane Reti has appointed former Crown monitor Roger Jarrold to the board of Te Whatu Ora