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After a two-year conference hiatus, Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network celebrated two Peter Snow Memorial Award recipients at the National Rural Health Conference

‘Kahikatea tū i te uru/Growing stronger, together’ was the theme for this year’s National Rural Health Conference organised by Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network. Network chair Fiona Bolden opened the conference. Fiona Cassie reports

How many of the 14 organisations vying to be voices for contracted providers have been selected by general practices to represent them at next week’s contract forum talks will be known soon

Are physician associates a much-needed extra source of safe hands for stretched general practice?

A new $17 million funding pool to “stabilise” the fragile urgent-care sector appears to be coming to the aid of some vulnerable services while rejecting or coming too late for others

A new $17 million funding pool to “stabilise” the fragile urgent-care sector appears to be coming to the aid of some vulnerable services while rejecting or coming too late for others

Are physician associates a much-needed extra source of safe hands for stretched general practice?

Rural clinicians were celebrated with awards at the 2024 National Rural Health Conference, alongside warnings of the rural workforce being at breaking point  

National Rural Health Conference attendees at the weekend were told of a push to have rural clinicians gain access to a new, much improved mobile broadband service for first responders 

Withdrawing from delivering PRIME services to your local community feels akin to a divorce but fatigue and financial pressures means providers are now reaching that stage, Te Anau specialist GP James MacMillan Armstrong told a national PRIME gathering today