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Some pharmacies are being asked to increase their opening hours in areas where medical centres have reduced their hours or closed

The Coalition Government has missed its target to publish an updated Health Workforce Plan by 30 September, pushing the self-imposed deadline out to the end of December

Staff from several Te Whatu Ora departments will meet on Friday morning to discuss a new round of potential job and budget cuts

Health New Zealand (HNZ) wants to reduce the number of chief medical officers, from 18 to 14 nationwide, while also promising not to cut front-line medical roles

Air New Zealand has apologised for seeking detailed preflight medical information from a passenger with stable Crohn disease, after being challenged by the woman’s Wellington specialist GP

At the health ministry, a net 123 jobs have been cut in the government-ordered public service money-saving drive  

New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa was a ground breaker when it appeared in GP surgeries in 1989. A large A3 format newspaper delivered free every fortnight to practices countrywide, its front page covered the top news stories of the day for general practice
 

From solo GP duties to community care and flexible working practices, Sarah Creegan’s life is about balancing the challenges of rural medicine with love for her patients and her town. Zahra Shahtahmasebi reports

A pilot scheme to train Whānau Āwhina Plunket staff to deliver childhood vaccinations has today received funding confirmation of $1 million from health minister Shane Reti

Tauranga-based surgeon Avinash Sharma was the medical advisor on A Mistake, a new film based on the 2019 novel by Carl Shuker