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Based on his CV, Simeon Brown couldn’t have been considered a frontrunner to replace Shane Reti. Stephen Forbes hunts down some background on the new leader for health

An ACC review of primary acute care has been criticised for its failure to provide real solutions to the problems facing the sector

Systemic failures in the health system are being blamed for the death of a child from whooping cough over the Christmas period by National Immunisation Taskforce chair, Owen Sinclair

Despite obstacles, Pinnacle Group has posted a 2024 $1,622,178 surplus, up 162.2 per cent on the deficit recorded in 2023

Rotorua Area Primary Health Services has posted a surplus for 2024, despite what chief executive Kirsten Stone says has been a challenging time for the sector

ACT Party leader David Seymour has proposed giving $6000 to every New Zealander who opts out of the public health system and takes up private health insurance

Prime minister Christopher Luxon has announced the creation of four new Crown research organisations covering bioeconomy, earth sciences, health and forensic science, and advanced technology in his 2025 State of the Nation speech in Auckland today

The Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled against a locum GP who failed to carry out necessary follow-ups with a woman with a rare genetic disorder who reported complications after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. She died four days later

Laboratory workers from Awanui, Medlab, TLab and Pathlab will walk off the job for 48 hours on 5 and 7 February, in frustration over a pay parity gap with workers from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s decision to appoint Simeon Brown as minister of health fails to address the failing primary care funding model driving general practices to the wall, according to GenPro chair Angus Chambers