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The merger of two practices in a bid to address long patient wait times and a GP shortage is paying dividends, according to Taupō Medical Centre chief executive Dale Towers

After almost 30 years of trying to find new premises, the Mercury Bay Medical Centre struck a deal with a developer to build a bespoke clinic in Whitianga

The RNZCGP is calling for more oversight of medicinal cannabis use as well as regulation to ensure those prescribing the medicines aren’t also supplying them

The National Party’s Vanessa Weenink has clinched the Banks Peninsula seat, securing victory with a 396 lead after today’s release of special votes

Laboratory services provider Awanui has failed to get striking workers into Employment Relations Authority-led facilitation

Colville Community Health Centre has a new GP and nurse practitioner and hasn’t missed a beat since the departure of its long-serving specialist GP

A 46 per cent surge in patients waiting more than four months for a first specialist appointment is straining GPs

The RNZCGP is calling for more oversight of medicinal cannabis use and regulation to ensure those prescribing the medicines aren’t also supplying them

A group of Māori doctors, students and academics has signed an open letter to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate

Te Whatu Ora has selected the frontline health workers to lead its first four national clinical networks.