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A decision by a group of general practices in Manawatū to join forces is already paying dividends, according to Local Health chief executive Nicky Hart

Total Healthcare continued to grow in 2024, and chief executive Mark Vella says it now has over 280,000 patients on its books

A trial aiming to improve the management of diabetic kidney disease in general practice has secured $1.4 million in health research funding

Putting Patients First sounded benign enough. But the subtitle, Modernising health workforce regulation, should have provided more than a hint that this consultation document was going to rattle health profession regulators. Allegations of predetermined outcomes, poor cultural safety and a Medical Council on the defence followed. Reporter Stephen Forbes reviews the story

Green Cross Health has recorded an operating profit of $38.7 million for the year to 31 March

A group representing the country’s urgent care clinics has requested an emergency meeting with ACC minister Scott Simpson to discuss a recent pricing increase from the agency and the ongoing sustainability of a sector it says is teetering on the edge of collapse 

Putting Patients First sounded benign enough. But the subtitle, Modernising health workforce regulation, should have provided more than a hint that this consultation document was going to rattle health profession regulators. Allegations of predetermined outcomes, poor cultural safety and a Medical Council on the defence followed. Reporter Stephen Forbes reviews the story

A decision by a group of general practices in Manawatū to join forces is already paying dividends, according to Local Health chief executive Nicky Hart

Total Healthcare continued to grow in 2024, and chief executive Mark Vella says it now has over 280,000 patients on its books

Practice management system provider MyPractice has announced a series of leadership changes following the sudden death of founder Ashwin Patel on 18 April