9 November 2022

Instead of getting bogged down in long-term, systemic fixes, focus on measures known to improve health outcomes, recommends public health academic Sir Collin Tukuitonga

Workforce shortages and resistance to change have dogged attempts at health reform over many years, writes Barbara Fountain

Travelling to Sydney to accept a major award is all very good, but Tū Whakaruruhau programme director Ainsleigh Cribb-Su’a would swap it in a heartbeat for 100 mental health practitioners

After more than a year of failed negotiations with their employers, 4200 primary care and Plunket nurses took strike action across the country last month

Fiona Cassie reports the review of capitation funding appears to have got caught up in discussions about new arrangements for the broader primary and community care sector

The Australian Federal Government allocated A$250 million ($277.86 million) in GP funding each year for three years, plus A$143.3 million ($159.27 million) for rural and remote healthcare and A$229.7 million ($255.31 million) in general practice support grants

The RNZCGP has sent a ‘help us to help you’ message to the Government after considering new recommendations for cutting elective waiting lists. Amanda Cameron reports

A long-awaited plan for transforming New Zealand’s health system is disappointing for rural communities and lacks the detail needed to track its success

A pilot scheme that trains would-be rural doctors mainly in their local area is being sought by the Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network

New Zealand’s COVID-19 response was a “precarious success”, says a report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission