The patient list of a large practice on Auckland’s North Shore has shrunk by 15 per cent in six years, partly owing to the challenge of matching the languages spoken by staff and patients
A government report depicts a fictional scenario of the future in which the general practice workforce crisis has been overcome by the ‘smooth rollout of artificial intelligence’
Viewers of Shortland Street were introduced to xenotransplantation at the fictional hospital earlier this month. Long-time readers of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoamay be familiar with xenotransplantation research being carried out by the late diabetes researcher Sir Robert Elliot. Martin Johnston updates that story
Long-time readers of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa may be familiar with xenotransplantation research being carried out by the late diabetes researcher Sir Robert Elliot. Martin Johnston updates that story
Health minister Shane Reti appears to be pushing on with work his Labour predecessor Ayesha Verrall began on reshaping primary care – work dismissed as “aspirational drivel” by a sector leader last year
Iwi Māori partnership boards will not be given powers to procure and pay for healthcare delivery contracts, but instead will undertake what health minister Shane Reti describes as “strategic commissioning”
A lesser focus on equity and te Tiriti and more on the nuts and bolts of healthcare targets – the Government policy statement on health has undergone a sharp transformation following last year’s general election
Several Te Whatu Ora board members have quit well short of the end of the terms of appointment, helping to clear the way for the Government’s “refresh”
