A draft capitation offer for 2025/26 proposes a 9.13 per cent increase that appears to be conditional upon general practices agreeing to limit fee rises to 3 per cent
Physician associates are now legally a New Zealand health profession but the first PA is not likely to be registered by the Medical Council for at least another 12 months
The kaumātua who helped guide Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network’s bicultural partnership has been honoured for his six decades of service to Māori in the King’s Birthday Honours
The inbox of busy rural GP Glenys Weir was already bulging so she hadn’t bothered to open an email about her King’s Birthday honour, thinking it was spam
One of the country’s new dames, philanthropist and entrepreneur Dame Ranjna Patel says her health career began nearly 50 years ago as a one-finger typist for her GP husband
Nearly a quarter of GP referrals of people aged under-19 years to specialist mental health services are being declined despite fewer referrals being made, data released today reveals
A community-driven standalone hub in Tokoroa is successfully using comprehensive care team clinicians to deliver diabetes support to all in need, not just enrolled patients
The nurses’ union says it is not giving up on pay equity for primary care nurses despite the “kick in the stomach” scrapping of the current claim and resetting of a higher bar
