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The percentage of GPs owning general practices continues downward, a trend not limited to the medical profession, says Grant Thornton business advisor Pam Newlove

GP praises the ramped-up response to the unexpected delivery of 1400 defrosted vaccine doses to CanterburyDHB – she got a jab as early as a result 

A formula has been set for the lump sums for practices whose registered nurses are entitled to a pay parity increase

Usually when New Zealanders talk about primary healthcare, they mean healthcare that is provided in general practices and community pharmacies

Nurses need to learn the language and machinery of health policy, but policy-makers also need to include them at the table, says nurse consultant Liz Manning

The percentage of GPs owning general practices continues downward, a trend not limited to the medical profession, says Grant Thornton business advisor Pam Newlove

Training non-regulated kaimahi to be “gap fillers” in the Māori COVID-19 vaccination workforce risks perpetuating inequities, says nurses’ union president Kerri Nuku

Three serious allergic reactions, including one case of anaphylaxis, have been reported following the COVID-19 vaccine but they were managed well by vaccinators, says director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield

A year on from the lockdown Christchurch GP is enormously grateful to be in New Zealand and feeling incredibly busy

Christchurch’s only complementary health-focused general practice is shifting at the end of the year to a new $4.5 million health hub being built in the suburb of Saint Martins