14 February 2024

Aotearoa and Northern Ireland share a deep connection to the land and the contest to revitalise indigenous culture and traditions, writes deputy editor Patrice Dougan

France-trained GP Thomas Cartier is the sole doctor at Te Whare Hauora o Ngāruahine in Manaia. The clinic opened for business last October, and Dr Cartier is the first doctor the small South Taranaki town has had in almost 30 years. Iwi provider Ngāruahine Iwi Health Services led the project

On our piece on University of Otago researcher, dean and head of campus Suzanne Pitama’s latest editorial in the New Zealand Medical Journal, medical educator and specialist GP Lucy O’Hagan says: “The problem is we have no idea about the people who are not coming to GP or not coming back

A record intake of GP registrars is gathering at marae across the country this month for two-day orientation events

Government health authorities have warned health minister Shane Reti of a series of funding and other problems in general practice and wider primary care that need to be addressed urgently

A “flagship” programme to build multidisciplinary general practice teams with more than 500 new staff will end not long after it has been widely implemented, a disappointed PHO clinical director says

Te Whatu Orahas allowed 25 practices to switch to the National Hauora Coalition PHO and left the door ajar to 29 more it has prevented from making the change

Te Whatu Ora has confirmed rapid antigen tests (RATs) for COVID-19 testing will continue to be free until the end of June, with the current stock expiring in March

With a fifth wave of COVID-19 continuing and a global surge in measles cases under way, the need to get immunised is more important than ever

Declining practice profitability has been highlighted in a significant report by General Practice NZ on the sector’s sustainability