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Nearly $225 million has been promised to Waitemata and Northland DHBs for upgrades

Five carriers of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been identified, but not the source

ACC’s contributions to GP and nurse consultations are nearly doubling 

Community midwives could soon get their own organisation while their DHB counterparts keep slugging away for better pay

Health IT technology enables greater communication between primary carers, but, according to industry leader Tom Bowden, there are calls for more attention to be paid to the rules governing how IT systems communicate to dispel growing confusion among users and vendors

Auckland-based health IT online service provider Vensa Health is collaborating with an organisation aiming to in­troduce artificial intelligence into clinical laboratory testing within two years, simplifying processes and cutting work­loads

The delayed National Enrolment Service has so far cost more than $2.3 million, it has been revealed

The Government should be a standard-setting leader and keep out of much of the rest of health IT, says HealthLink chief executive Tom Bowden

Competence review recommended after osteopath fails to provide safe and appropriate care to a tetraplegia sufferer 

Radiation oncologists are urging GPs not to overlook the value of radiotherapy in cancer treatment