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The size of the gap in pay between an experienced practice nurse and their public hospital counterpart will be untenable by March, says GP leader Tim Malloy 

A union-founded practice serving east Christchurch for more than three decades has had a “huge year” after winning grants and a loan to help buy its $2.75-million building

I can’t recall that first day working from home. Paid work that is

Purchases by corporate and other ownership networks have stepped up in the past 18 months with more than 40 medical centres going fully or partially into network ownership. That is about three times the number of transactions that went through in the 2020 calendar year

As Jenny Carryer retires from the College of Nurses Aotearoa after three decades of leadership and lobbying, she talks to Fiona Cassie about wins, near-misses and frustrations of the job

Rural health’s inclusion in the pae ora health reforms legislation is hailed as a first win for the new Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network. Fiona Cassie finds out more about the new single voice for rural health

I confess, as a North Islander, it took me a little while to warm to my adopted city but, after 25-plus years, I’m now the clichéd one-eyed Cantabrian

A Kiwi-developed, on-demand COVID-19 antibody test can confirm recent COVID infection but not rule out that the person has never had it

Feedback is expected before Christmas on a proposal for a collaborative approach to rural doctor training 

Because “real evidence” was lacking, general practice nurses have not so far been included in the Government’s $200 million for pay parity. Fiona Cassie examines the evidence and finds out how the omission was received in the sector