20 May 2020

Our future lies somewhere on a squiggly green line

Talk of the need for equity in healthcare provision has turned out to be just that – talk, say Māori and Pacific health providers

No one at Pegasus Health will be falling on their sword after an independent review revealed a catalogue of its mistakes in developing the Sirius practice management system

Seven per cent of ProCare Health practices could close by July, leaving tens of thousands of patients in the lurch and destroying scores of health-worker jobs

Two candidates took on Jo Blakey recently when she stood for re-election to the RNZCGP board

Counties Manukau DHB was set to fund a new scheme for long-term conditions care – until COVID-19 put a stop to it

Even as COVID-19 hits doctors in the pocket, so far only a trickle are tapping into the fund set up to help them through bad times

Almost 20 per cent of complaints lodged with the health and disability commissioner during March and April were COVID-19 related