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More general practices are expected to open this weekend to take some of Middlemore Hospital’s workload, but a longer-term response is unlikely 

Asking worn-out GPs and nurses to prop up struggling emergency departments at weekends is “ambulance at the bottom of the cliff stuff” 

Lakes DHB’s final board meeting saw calls for urgent measures to address the region’s GP shortage 

Leaving the South Island’s whānau ora commissioning agency enables Ngāi Tahu to focus on negotiating its own Crown contracts for health and wellbeing services, says Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu chief executive Arihia Bennett 

Expanding the role of the unregulated vaccination workforce is a great win for Māori providers, says National Hauora Coalition nurse and clinical lead Donna Kielar 

People with disabilities could potentially find themselves worse off as a result of Budget 2022, says CCS Disability Action chief executive Mel Smith

It's a brave PHO that releases a strategic plan in the middle of a reform process that threatens its future

It's a brave PHO that releases a strategic plan in the middle of a reform process that threatens its future

Budget 2022’s funding will kneecap the ability of the upcoming Māori Health Authority / Te Mana Hauora Māori to address inequalities, Māori health advocates say

People with disabilities could potentially find themselves worse off as a result of Budget 2022, says CCS Disability Action chief executive Mel Smith