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After months of wrangling for access to Te Whatu Ora committee minutes, Martin Johnston prises out some nuggets revealing sector leaders’ thoughts on closed books, PHO transparency and other primary care issues

The Government has forced its repeal of Labour’s 2022 Smokefree law changes through Parliament under urgency

Work is carrying on at prototype localities despite the stop-work notice issued by health minister Share Reti to Te Whatu Ora

After months of wrangling for access to Te Whatu Ora committee minutes, Martin Johnston prises out some nuggets revealing sector leaders’ thoughts on closed books, PHO transparency and other primary care issues

Te Whatu Ora National Public Health Service last year sent letters to all PHOs asking that primary providers recall all children under five in a bid to tackle the below-target immunisation rate

An audit of young people’s mental health services has found the growing waiting lists for specialist care are hampering access to primary care, reports Martin Johnston

General practices in Marlborough are benefiting from the addition of new kinds of staff, according to Kimi Hauora Wairau Marlborough PHO’s 2023 annual report

General Practice NZ and Te Whatu Ora are engaging in an “extensive” process to design the future of PHOs, GPNZ chair Bryan Betty says

The Coalition Government has tabled its bill to scrap Labour’s three-stage change to smokefree law, but hasn’t revealed what new policies it will adopt

Details are expected “within the next couple of weeks” on National’s pre-election promise of a $10-per-patient immunisation-incentive payment for general practices