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A new $7.5 million mobile PET-CT scanner unit – the first of its type in the country – is getting ready to travel for the benefit of cancer patients in provincial and rural areas

Some GP registrars who applied for 2024’s voluntary bonding scheme have already signed contracts for other jobs in lieu of hearing back from Te Whatu Ora

Nina Bevin (Waikato-Tainui) is the National Hauora Coalition’s new clinical director

Nationwide, whooping cough cases more than doubled last week from 77 to 156, according to the latest data from ESR 

GP registrars who applied for 2024’s voluntary bonding scheme have already signed contracts for other jobs in lieu of hearing back from Te Whatu Ora 

A programme encouraging high school-aged students to pursue careers in rural health will have its contract with Te Whatu Ora cut at the end of 2024 

Seventy-seven cases of whooping cough were reported for the week ending Friday 22 November, with the Southern region seeing the most cases, at 12 

Sir Brian Roche is the new public service commissioner, prime minister Christopher Luxon announced on 14 October

A look at some of the health news and happenings from over the weekend   

Putting medical students in part-time general practice roles successfully reduces the administrative burden faced by GPs, a pilot initiative evaluation shows