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Budget 2024 will provide less than $3.5 billion for new spending on health, education and law and order

Stephen Forbes unveils the healthcare vision and potential expansion plans of Spark Health, a subsidiary of the telecommunications heavyweight

More general practices will introduce prepaid consultations for patients unless the Government comes to the table with more funding for primary healthcare, Tāmaki Health chief executive Lloyd McCann says

Growth in patient numbers boosted Auckland PHO’s 2023 financial results, and chief executive Barbara Stevens says the organisation hopes to continue the trend in 2024

Health minister Shane Reti appears to be distancing himself from fallout arising from a Ministry of Health proposal to axe the Suicide Prevention Office

Two health targets have been re-announced as part of nine new benchmarks for the public service

Minister for mental health Matt Doocey is trying to downplay a Ministry of Health proposal to axe the Suicide Prevention Office in a budget-saving move.

GP2GP is past its use-by date and a risk to practices and patients alike, according to General Practice NZ chair Bryan Betty, who is calling for Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health to take responsibility for the failing system

The RNZCGP is still hunting for a new chief executive after Lynne Hayman left the role in January

A new Government Policy Statement on Health won’t be delivered until after Budget 2024, according to minister Shane Reti