Gisborne’s biggest general practice has decided to reduce its operating hours for the second time in a year, and cancel its weekend and after-hours services in a bid to shore up its finances and reduce staff burnout
A Northland practice, which faces having no in-house GPs by November unless it can recruit more doctors, is an unfortunate by-product of years of underfunding primary care, according to the National Hauora Coalition
A sweeping review of courses at the University of Auckland could see some courses and programmes in health sciences cut, but no clinical programmes from the medical school will be affected
The nationwide shortage of GPs has reached a stage where patients in areas like Northland are waiting years to sign up with a local GP, driving up demand for telehealth services, specialist GP Rory Johnston says
Since being appointed as the commissioner of Te Whatu Ora late last month, Lester Levy has raised the hackles of unions, infuriated the Opposition and promised to slash $1.4 billion from the agency’s spending over the next year