13 March 2024

The question of who is ultimately responsible for public surveillance is causing tensions between the Public Health Agency in the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Service in Te Whatu Ora, a report on health reform progress finds.

The pandemic and Cyclone Gabrielle have caused a transformation in how we perceive and respond to crises, underscoring the importance of adaptability, solidarity and forward-thinking in meeting challenges, says Jeremy Webber

Journalist Alan Perrott was reporting almost daily on the turmoil that led up to the demise of Te Aka Whai Ora. You can find his reporting online at nzdoctor.co.nz. In the meantime, he reflects here on what went down.

It is getting harder to predict how change is going to impact the health sector. Barbara Fountain suggests the knock on effect of the closure of Te Aka Whai Ora is going to be significant

Specialist GP Yama Atal is a GP at Ōtara-based South Seas Healthcare, which last month celebrated its 25th anniversary

Chair capital of the Productivity Commission, which was wound down on 29 February

Martin Johnston looks at the latest episode in the long-running saga of localities – the promised land for primary care or merely a mythical oasis?

Te Whatu Ora is projecting a slight fall in practice nurse numbers over the next decade despite forecasting 10 per cent growth in the overall nursing workforce

Te Whatu Ora plans to sign off the reference terms this month for the next stage of a review of primary and urgent-care funding

Every hour a GP spends face-to-face with patients generates at least 30 minutes of clinical follow-up work, a ground-breaking GP diary study has confirmed