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Much has changed since 2021, but the need to highlight the tireless work of primary care teams is as critical as ever, writes Barbara Fountain

The recent flurry of announcements for new initiatives and funding in primary care are, in the main, welcome, but the sector is now on high alert for details, writes editor Barbara Fountain

Editor Barbara Fountain gathers together sector reactions to health minister Simeon Brown’s rapid-fire announcements in early March, finding warm welcome giving way to concerns over funding, equity and the feasibility of a performance-linked incentive

Much has changed since 2021, but the need to highlight the tireless work of primary care teams is as critical as ever, writes Barbara Fountain

The recent flurry of announcements for new initiatives and funding in primary care are, in the main, welcome, but the sector is now on high alert for details, writes editor Barbara Fountain

Editor Barbara Fountain gathers together sector reactions to health minister Simeon Brown’s rapid-fire announcements in early March, finding warm welcome giving way to concerns over funding, equity and the feasibility of a performance-linked incentive

The Editor's Letter - a fortnightly collection from editor Barbara Fountain

After a week of rapid-fire announcements, health minister Simeon Brown is lined up to give a speech tomorrow to an invitation-only Health Forum in Auckland hosted by BusinessNZ

A 24/7 virtual clinic sounds like a quick win, but will it deliver actual results or just look good on paper? Barbara Fountain ponders this – and other questions – in the wake of yesterday’s funding announcement 

Ten days before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the community, New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa ran the following article "Worried GPs appeal to ministry for COVID-19 masks". It was a portent of things to come.