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ProCare has added large west Auckland practice Health New Lynn to its stable of practices in the Elevate ownership transition scheme

There is optimism that Auckland’s Omicron case numbers have plateaued

RNZCGP medical director Bryan Betty is arguing for an ever-shorter COVID isolation period because staff absences are compromising routine general practice services 

Sam Murton’s Wellington practice is keeping an eye on its high-needs patients as COVID numbers ‘rocket up’ 

What sort of mask to wear and the future of the red and green streams – these are the type of questions Peter Moodie has been answering since returning to work part-time to help respond to the pandemic

Award-winning specialist GP Glen Davies has left Taupo Medical Centre because he did not meet the requirements of a COVID-19 compulsory vaccination order

North Shore practice is coping with the Omicron surge

COVID testing at Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department will indicate when the Omicron wave has peaked in south Auckland, a professor of public health says 

Two North Island PHOs have teamed up to offer an after-hours general practice telehealth service they intend will complement the work of practices rather than compete with them

Primary care advocate Allan Moffitt acknowledges his new part-time role at the Ministry of Health will limit what he can say in the media