Heather Simpson and her team of health and disability system reviewers helped entice Sara Shaughnessy across the ditch to head up Nelson Bays Primary Health
Primary health negotiators will find out on Tuesday what share of the DHBs’ nine percent Budget funding increase will be passed on to general practices
Acute admissions to Christchurch Hospital nearly halved over the lockdown but GP referrals stayed relatively steady, according to Canterbury DHB modelling of unmet demand due to COVID-19
A $136 million boost to whānau ora to help Māori recover from COVID-19 is welcomed but specific funding for Māori and public health initiatives is unclear, says Hāpai Te Hauora chief executive Selah Hart
The Government’s commitment to avoid austerity or cut lifeline services while recovering from COVID-19 crisis has heartened College of Nurses executive director Jenny Carryer
Getting a good handle on primary health’s share of Budget funding is frustratingly difficult, says University of Auckland health policy researcher Tim Tenbensel
The Budget investment in the general practice workforce that has put its life at risk under COVID-19 has underwhelmed and disappointed Primary Health Alliance chair Angus Chambers
Lack of government recognition for general practice’s perilous state and its pivotal role in the COVID-19 crisis has deeply disappointed NZMA GP council chair Jan White
