Business

• The perennial question: What’s the going rate for GP locums and associates?
• Getting the most out of new staff: Set up a great induction process.
• Remember, negative feedback should be given privately and in the moment

As the country adapts to the COVID-19 Protection Framework and a new “traffic light” system, no indication has been given on how this might match the existing Primary Health Care Framework

Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whare) has been appointed dean and head of campus at the University of Otago, Christchurch. The former director of the Māori Indigenous Health Institute, and associate dean Māori at the campus, Professor Pitama is the first Māori female dean of any Otago Medical School campus

Tend Health has announced its purchase of two general practices, bringing its stable of bricks-and-mortar clinics to three 

Tū Ora Compass Health ended the year in profit, its practice ownership arm helping keep corporate owners out of the Wellington region 

Keeping up with people on the move and gaining recognition in the health sector 

Some general practices and urgent-care clinics are upgrading their ventilation systems to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19

Primary healthcare provider Third Age Health Services is considering changing its model of care and expanding its reach

Some general practices and urgent-care clinics are upgrading their ventilation systems to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19

Listed primary care network Green Cross Health has pulled out of its bid to buy Tāmaki Health