The NZNO welcomes the plan to grow the health workforce announced by Health Minister Ayesha Verrall and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today, but says even bolder action is required to fix the health crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand
The Health Minister’s commitment to growing the workforce is a welcome step in addressing the issues that all health workers are facing, says the RNZCGP
National leader Christopher Luxon has today indicated that a National-led government will not invest in the resources in the health system that support the frontline
Labour will deliver the largest ever increase to the number of doctors trained each year, adding an additional 335 doctors a year to our health workforce from 2027, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has announced
GPs keen to see urgent action on workforce and funding can now see a plan, but it’s a plan to do the policy work for a plan – and it has been slated. Changes can still be made in the short term but these will be in the existing funding settings, as Stephen Forbes reports
Labour’s election promise of a staged and targeted increase in free, basic dental care to under-30s has been welcomed by the New Zealand Dental Association
Plans by both Labour and National to remove the ability of commercial property owners to claim depreciation on non-residential buildings could hit some GPs in the back pocket
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management