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The nationwide shortage of GPs has reached a stage where patients in areas like Northland are waiting years to sign up with a local GP, driving up demand for telehealth services, specialist GP Rory Johnston says

PMS provider Medtech is involving general practices in its escalating dispute with Valentia Technologies (NZ)

New ESR data shows a 45 per cent jump in the number of syphilis cases recorded in New Zealand in 2023, the New Zealand Sexual Health Society says

A leaked Te Whatu Ora report shows plans to create a special business unit headed by Dale Bramley to handle everything from commissioning and hospital and specialist services to data analytics 

The NZ Telehealth Forum has been notified by Te Whatu Ora that its funding and contract have been axed in the latest round of government cutbacks

A “hard reset” for Te Whatu Ora to address many of the issues affecting the agency is planned by Christmas, according to Lester Levy, the recently appointed Te Whatu Ora commissioner 

A High Court decision has thrown out Medtech’s application for an interim injunction to prevent Valentia Technologies (NZ) from extracting data from Medtech’s software without approval

The new $317.8 million facility at North Shore Hospital, which sat empty for months, was needed to meet the massive demand for services in the Auckland region, its feasibility study says

A lack of details about new Te Whatu Ora commissioner Lester Levy’s plans to cut $1.4 billion from the central health agency’s budget has raised concerns for general practice leaders

A review looking at suicide prevention for Māori paints a damning picture of existing services and calls for more investment to prevent what’s been dubbed a silent epidemic