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Christchurch general practice Village Health’s new premises will allow the practice to grow and keep in step with the evo­lution of primary care, general manager Brendan Canton says

Christchurch general practice Village Health’s new premises will allow the practice to grow and keep in step with the evo­lution of primary care, general manager Brendan Canton says

Health centre staff are being re­minded they cannot impose fees to provide patients with copies of their medical notes

You wouldn’t think there would be much to learn about practising medicine from the study of fairy tales. But Ashburton GP Penny Holdaway says she’s picked up plenty of skills she can apply as a doctor since embarking on a master’s degree in language and literature

Health centre staff are being re­minded they cannot impose fees to provide patients with copies of their medical notes

Waikato DHB is trialling a new virtual health platform to en­hance delivery of outpatient appointments

You wouldn’t think there would be much to learn about practising medicine from the study of fairy tales. But Ashburton GP Penny Holdaway says she’s picked up plenty of skills she can apply as a doctor since embarking on a master’s degree in language and literature

South Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui has purchased the health centre in Pātea, a move the practice’s former owner says gives the community some certainty their health needs will be met in the future

Fundraising efforts for a new health centre and ambulance sta­tion in Waihī Beach are on hold because St John has pulled out of the deal

Waipukurau’s Tuki Tuki Medical in central Hawke’s Bay has es­tablished a satellite clinic in the isolated coastal community of Pōrangahau to improve health­care for locals