The number of babies and toddlers hospitalised with respiratory infections at Middlemore Hospital this winter plummeted from the usual 1000 to fewer than 200
Demand for GP locums is likely to outstrip supply this summer thanks to closed borders and competition from virtual service employers, say locum agencies
The pandemic and US election has led to heightened interest in New Zealand from overseas doctors, but a looming deadline for border exemptions is causing recruitment agencies concern
A GP and nurse running a rival satellite clinic are proposing to buy out Twizel’s general practice from their former employers and create a “more sustainable service”
Christchurch GP Dame Sue Bagshaw’s planned Youth Hub gained consent this week after a resource consent battle with neighbours over the large, one-stop youth housing and services project
Nurses striking today hope a second strike isn’t necessary to gain pay parity but new health minister Andrew Little says the solution is not as simple as government funding the “gap”
A 24-hour strike kicked off this morning for more than 3000 frustrated practice nurses and receptionists as the longstanding industrial campaign for pay parity stepped up a notch
