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Submissions by public health offi­cials of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand districts on sugar, alcohol and tobacco policies will be vetted nationally within the new organisation

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand will not open its board meetings to media and the public, unlike the former DHBs

 International digital-first healthcare provider Babylon is reducing staff in response to the economic head­winds it is battling from COVID-19 and global inflation

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has agreed to publish its board meeting minutes, after pressure from journalists disappointed at the loss of DHB-style public meetings 

A public health doctor retracted his advocacy on alcohol control after health minister Andrew Little objected to his use of Te Whatu Ora letterhead 

Submissions by public health offi­cials of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand districts on sugar, alcohol and tobacco policies will be vetted nationally within the new organisation

The average number of patients seen daily by full-time-equivalent health improvement practitioners in Auckland is expected to rise to eight, from just under five earlier this year 

Hokianga Hospital becomes latest casualty of doctor shortage 

Injured or sick after-hours patients in the Hokianga area face a longer journey for care over the next two months after their local hospital announced a suspension of acute care for new patients overnight 

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has released the list of primary care staff who report to the agency’s localities and commissioning workstream lead Martin Hefford