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Martin Johnston takes a closer look at the reaction to recent comments on telehealth

Bird flu has been detected in Australia, but New Zealand remains free of highly pathogenic avian influenza

The grass may be a different colour at Te Whatu Ora, but it isn’t necessarily greener in the view of GP registrars, a small survey has found

Martin Johnston takes a closer look at the reaction to recent comments on telehealth

Staffing ratios have improved slightly for general practices in Hutt Valley-based Te Awakairangi Health Network, according to the PHO’s 2023 financial report

Four regional consumer councils are being created to eventually replace the consumer councils established by DHBs

Hawke’s Bay was among regions scarred by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023 and the annual report for the area’s PHO reflects this, as well as the health sector’s bold response

The RNZCGP has appointed a new chief executive, Toby Beaglehole, to replace Lynne Hayman, who finished in January

Sexual health leaders have introduced a range of measures designed to increase testing to address the syphilis epidemic 

As Te Whatu Ora approaches the end of its second year leading the publicly funded health sector, reporter Martin Johnston reviews the prospects for a number of contracts in the primary care sector