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ACC-contracted urgent care clinics are staring at an average 9 to 10 per cent cut in income because of proposed contract changes that will force some to withdraw, sector leader says 

The coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved to the stage where antiviral molnupiravir is no longer considered effective 

Former NZMA GP Council chair Vanessa Weenink is standing for the National Party in the Banks Peninsula electorate 

Hiring a physician associate has worked so well for a Hauraki general practice that the hunt is on for another, for the business’ other practice

A COVID-19 expert group established by the Ministry of Health says Evusheld is no longer recommended for use 

Localities have been given an extension on the deadline for their input into the locality plans required by the health reform legislation 

A senior Te Whatu Ora official will brief general practice leaders today on the agency’s belief that the sector “needs to be included” in pay parity 

New health minister Ayesha Verrall has set herself the task of establishing good relationships with primary care leaders

Auckland hospitals have not joined the digital system Your Health Summary, which can give them access to information from their patients’ general practice medical records