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Two Auckland practices underscore the NZMA’s ‘red letter’ concerns about Omicron adding pressure on primary care 

A GP was “situationally blind” to an older male patient’s worsening symptoms, and the man ended up hospitalised with lithium toxicity 

Funding approval for Project Pihi Kaha, the long-awaited Whangārei Hospital redevelopment, is expected in a few months 

The NZMA’s red letter arrived out of the blue, but its concerns are old news to the Māori and Pacific practices that have been on the front line since the pandemic began

Ongoing delay in the issuing of Ministry of Health contracts for home-isolation services is constraining the primary care response to Omicron, says Turuki Healthcare chief executive Te Puea Winiata 

For someone charged with satisfying the greatest of expectations, Riana Manuel laughs a lot when she speaks

Counties Manakau DHB is setting up a $1 million fund to enable healthcare providers to get innovative with childhood immunisation delivery among the region’s Māori and Pacific communities

For someone charged with satisfying the greatest of expectations, Riana Manuel laughs a lot when she speaks

A growing number of south Auckland practices are signing up to share services and workforce

Lack of healthcare staff is affecting the Pacific vaccination response in the Waikato region, says K’aute Pasifika Trust’s chief executive, Leaupepe Rachel Karalus