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Labour’s election promise of a staged and targeted increase in free, basic dental care to under-30s has been welcomed by the New Zealand Dental Association

Te Whatu Ora has done an about turn so rural general practices are eligible for up to $20,000 relocation costs to help recruit overseas GPs

Reporter Fiona Cassie talks to two nurse practitioners who say professional supervision can protect the health of clinicians and keep them in the workforce

New studies are confirming earlier findings that the side effects of statins are largely “fake news”, says cardiologist Gerard Wilkins

Practices should avoid becoming the “meat in the sandwich” between warring parents over their child’s health information, says medicolegal consultant Tim Cookson

The lack of political will for a “circuit breaker” to reform rural health training seems apparent from just-released official briefing papers, says rural health advocate Grant Davidson

General practice leaders are lukewarm over whether National’s immunisation incentives policy would improve vaccination rates or boost practice income

The rural workforce crisis was under the spotlight at a political forum last night, with National touting a third medical school as one answer and Labour calling it folly

Rural health advocates have welcomed an upcoming review of PRIME and after-hours services but say rural general practices need a “Band-Aid” in the meantime

Labour’s election promise of a staged and targeted increase in free, basic dental care to under-30s has been welcomed by the New Zealand Dental Association