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GPs and health providers in urban areas need to be on the lookout for syphilis, which has reached epidemic levels, according to sexual health physician Eva Gregory

The plan to slash elective surgery waitlists by increasing outsourcing to the private sector by the end of June has been slammed as impractical

PACKAGE: $164.6 million over five years for new telehealth service

PACKAGE: $164.6 million over five years for new telehealth service

The Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance faced some challenges last year, from funding and workforce pressures to dealing with the complexities of modern general practice, its latest annual report shows

The sale of practice management system provider Medtech to US-based company Banyan Software has been welcomed by industry players

A leaked copy of private lab provider Medlab’s annual report shows the company is in rude health, despite claims it doesn’t have the money to pay its striking workers

The Medical Council is expected to release new guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence before the end of the year, according to board member Stephen Child

A new round of strikes by lab workers from Awanui, Pathlab and Medlab/TLab will start tomorrow and will likely affect health providers nationwide

An additional 10,579 surgical procedures by the end of June is achievable, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora commissioner Lester Levy claims