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Women are the largest GP demographic but their pay is not growing at the same rate as that of male GPs, reports Patrice Dougan

The entire model of primary care needs to be overhauled in order to more effectively care for people and to make general practice a more attractive profession, a specialist GP says

Picking up the phone and calling a patient is still the most common way for GPs to engage with their patients, with many eschewing more modern technology such as video-calling

The entire model of primary care needs to be overhauled in order to more effectively care for people and to make general practice a more attractive profession, a specialist GP says

Women are the largest GP demographic but their pay is not growing at the same rate as that of male GPs, reports Patrice Dougan

More than 30 jobs on the chopping block, but 19 new roles proposed in finance unit, consultation documents show 

Te Whatu Ora has engaged HR consultants to handle the huge task of interviewing staff whose roles are affected in a restructure of the agency

Counties Medical opened a new purpose-built integrated health centre in south Auckland last month. The 560sqm medical centre is based in the Waiata Shores centre in Takanini, alongside a 148sqm radiology centre, which is operated by SRG Radiology

Backroom staff to be laid off in focus on frontline care, says chief executive Margie Apa  

Deputy editor Patrice Dougan is all too familiar with urgent-care services that are at the centre of debate right now