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General practices taking on new government-funded kaiāwhina and allied health staff will receive overheads but must not charge copayments for care by these team members 

Seven practices from Auckland to Christchurch have sold out fully or partially to Green Cross Health or Better Health in the past six months

General practices’ revenues are dented by the hidden cost of using professional interpreters in patient consultations, a study has found

Patients from more than 500 practices across the country have used PHO-owned virtual doctor service Practice Plus, which now offers in-hours as well as after-hours services

As the budget and annual rise in capitation funding draw near, the impasse over primary care contract talks is still not resolved

Amid rising numbers of influenza and COVID-19 infections, more general practices have signed up to be sentinel sites this winter

As the budget and annual rise in capitation funding draw near, the impasse over primary care contract talks is still not resolved

Sector leaders are divided over urging or discouraging general practices to respond to a controversial Te Whatu Ora survey on nurses pay linked to unlocking pay disparities funding

Patients from more than 500 practices across the country have used PHO-owned virtual doctor service Practice Plus, which now offers in-hours as well as after-hours services

General practices’ revenues are dented by the hidden cost of using professional interpreters in patient consultations, a study has found