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A person with measles flew to Auckland after spending a week at a national schools festival with around 50 students

If elected, what should a National-led Government do in its first 100 days? We asked a former National health spokesperson

A woman’s heart attack was missed when she presented with atypical symptoms and her GP declined an ECG, the HDC says

Healthcare is always a hot topic in the run-up to an election, but this year the heat has been turned right up. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan checks out why and how the policy proposals could make a difference

Acting editor Patrice Dougan finds the GP’s lot in many countries is pretty much as dire as it seems in New Zealand

Acting editor Patrice Dougan finds the GP’s lot in many countries is pretty much as dire as it seems in New Zealand

Acting editor Patrice Dougan watches as electioneering mimics the primary care reform report-go-round

Acting editor Patrice Dougan watches as electioneering mimics the primary care reform report-go-round

From rural Wairoa to Sydney to Ōtara, Auckland specialist GP Sue Tutty outlined at GP23 the unlikely trajectory of her medical career

A Māori health advocate, a prominent immunisation expert and a long-time columnist for New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa were among those made Distinguished Fellows of the RNZCGP last month