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Tend has added a no-appointment, walk-in service to its telehealth offerings

Vehicle access to a Queenstown clinic has been cut off by a rain-induced debris flow, necessitating the reorganisation of services 

An outpouring of despair about the future of general practice in New Zealand, and an admission to the lure of higher Australian pay rates, has been unleashed by an official’s comments in a Te Whatu Ora webinar

Martin Johnston asked urgent and after-hours practice representatives how they are coping this winter. ‘With difficulty’ was the answer, amid pay disparity that is leading nurses to desert

Evidence that sleep can be improved by blocking blue light from evening until morning will be used in a bid to influence the design of acute mental health facilities

Martin Johnston asked urgent and after-hours practice representatives how they are coping this winter. ‘With difficulty’ was the answer, amid pay disparity that is leading nurses to desert

Vaccinators have been warned that one of the new dengue fever vaccines must not be given to a person who has not had a dose of the infection

Evidence that sleep can be improved by blocking blue light from evening until morning will be used in a bid to influence the design of acute mental health facilities

The commissioning of primary and community care is being reorganised

A health sector statement of values, principles and behaviours is facing renewed questions from general practice, including why mentions of appropriate funding and equitable pay were removed from the final draft