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The precedent-setting nature of a Court of Appeal decision means it is likely to go to the Supreme Court, a lawyer says 

A medical centre and GP partner hope to appeal in the Supreme Court against a third legal finding that the clinic is vicariously liable for the mistake of the other partner 

Assessment for a second serious lung illness has been added to New Zealand’s first lung cancer screening trial programme 

Public health specialist calls for COVID vaccination festivals driven by Māori and Pacific communities, and more general practice involvement

The staff of five iwi-owned Wel­lington clinics that collectively were the site of New Zealand’s first GP strike, will be given a degree of leeway to set their own pay

Eighteen deaths following COVID-19 vaccination have been reported, but none has been linked to the vaccine, Medsafe says in its latest Safety Report on the vaccination programme 

An unspecified number of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been discarded because leaky syringes meant the doses might not have induced disease protection

Health workers and patients are advised to watch for heart-inflammation symptoms following vaccination with the Pfizer COVID-19 jab 

The Government’s health reform planners have been clocking up plenty of time in the sector, explaining the new direction and soaking up feedback

THERE IS UNCONFIRMED talk of New Zealand’s largest private provider of primary healthcare, Tāmaki Health, being up for sale