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Practice nurses are angry that praise for their COVID-19 frontline role was not matched with a pay offer on a par with DHB nurses 

Flu swabbing won’t go ahead at sentinel general practices this winter, COVID-19 test centres will be used instead

Race relations commissioner Meng Foon is seeking answers from the Ministry of Health as to why Asian communities appear to be under-represented in COVID-19 testing rates

International flights arriving into the country’s party capital in early March started bringing more than just tourists

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