Details of how a pilot placement of 10 overseas-trained doctors in general practice to gain registration will be stepped up tenfold to 100 places are currently not clear
The complaint laid with the Commerce Commission five months ago, arguing the general practice funding contract system is unfair, is still under "detailed legal analysis’"
The new dean of Otago Medical School is a psychologist who has cut her leadership teeth at the school’s Christchurch campus. Fiona Cassie caught up with her as her new role was announced
Health officials calculating the Government’s next capitation increase are likely to be working with a cost-pressure figure of just over 6.4 per cent for 2024
A new improved pay offer for the primary care sector’s biggest nurse pay deal is being sent out to employers this week for approval before being going to a nursing vote
Fitting-out the long-empty medical centre space at Rolleston’s $14.7-million health hub is finally under way, at the same time building begins on another new practice for the Canterbury town
Tough times in the health sector mean a testing start for the first wāhine Māori to lead the University of Otago Medical School but Suzanne Pitama says she is up to the challenge
