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The crisis points of workforce shortages, inadequate funding and increasing workload have brought general practice to a “tipping point”, says General Practice Aotearoa

The Ministry of Health was unprepared for COVID-19 and did not engage with primary care quickly enough, says the RNZCGP

After more than 50 years in primary care, the much-travelled Brian McAvoy has written a medical memoir. He sits down with reporter Alan Perrott to spin some yarns of the good and the not-so-good old days

South Auckland providers Turuki Health Care and Tagata Moana Maternity Trust are negotiating to take over the running of the threatened Ngā Hau Birthing Centre in Māngere

Lady Tureiti Moxon is still “buzzing” over the prospect of challenging the government’s decision to axe Te Aka Whai Ora

Collective and collaborative action by iwi Māori will be up for discussion this weekend at two significant events

Four primary and community health leaders were recognised in the New Year Honours list

Alan Perrott grills a leader in genome sequencing and artificial intelligence on the future of healthcare

Porirua Union and Community Health Services has closed its books for the first time in its history and specialist GP Lilani Weerakkody is feeling plenty of guilt over her part in the problem

Pinnacle PHO’s unprecedented gifting of Ōwhata Medical Centre to Ngāti Pikiao is the start of transformational change, says specialist GP Grace Malcolm