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PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING health conditions are one cohort that qualifies for Group 3 COVID-19 vaccination, but correctly identifying them is proving problematic

Auckland’s PHOs are standing by the growing patient database Your Health Summary, as it fac­es scrutiny over consent issues

Watching his father go blind proved a powerful motivator for University of Auckland scientist Ehsan Vaghefi to make eye screening more accessible

Primary care will soon fully reconnect with Waikato DHB’s IT systems in the wake of a cyberattack, as general prac­tices brace for a “data deluge”

Whether or not GPs know what to do next after treating victims of domestic violence can spell success or failure for prosecuting the abusers, says forensics expert and retired police doctor Jack Drummond

Dozens of applications for medicinal cannabis products remain unapproved months after the scheme was started

People with underlying health conditions are one cohort that qualify for Group 3 COVID-19 vaccination, but correctly identifying them is proving problematic

New online posts are emerging with registered doctors making anti-COVID-19 vaccina¬tion comments, but the Medical Council is tight-lipped on what’s being done about them

People eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations have been expected to use 0800 telephone numbers or DHB websites to make a booking. That all changes on 28 July