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The number of telehealth providers in New Zealand has continued to grow in 2023. Stephen Forbes looks at this fast-growing marketplace

In her first nine months on the job, Whakarongorau Aotearoa chief executive Glynis Sandland has steered the national telehealth service provider through industrial action, pay parity issues and a drop in staff numbers from 3500 to 525

An open letter from health sector figures calls the Government’s plans to repeal smokefree legislation “irresponsible” and “immoral”

An online telehealth provider under investigation by Medsafe for violating advertising rules does not offer online details about the individuals conducting its virtual consultations

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti failed to provide a man with appropriate care after he was denied access to treatment for HIV exposure, according to the Health and Disability Commissioner

The 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa inflicted a terrible toll on the small island nation, leaving a lasting impact that health officials, including public health registrar Vaimaila Salele, are still grappling with

A data breach of Pinnacle Midlands Health Network last year affected hundreds of thousands of people after the PHO’s system was hacked, and the attackers gained access to patient health records via a third-party server

The burden of administration is a common complaint in general practice. Stephen Forbes takes a look at a new breed of health worker tackling the problem at the coalface

Colville Community Health Centre has a new GP and nurse practitioner and hasn’t missed a beat since long-serving specialist GP Kate Armstrong-Campbell departed

Specialist GP and former general practice leader Vanessa Weenink is the new MP for Banks Peninsula, securing the seat by a margin of 396 votes after the release of special votes on 3 November