11 September 2024

A PR disaster highlights public discontent, raising questions about what we want from our health system as it faces growing strife and an AI-driven future, writes editor Barbara Fountain

When Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII (69) died on 30 August, health providers were among the many paying tribute to a man who sought to unite Māori and the country at large. Alan Perrott talked to Lady Tureiti Moxon, managing director of Te Kōhao Health, who has known the King for decades

Health Minister Shane Reti will make the opening speech at this month’s Practice Managers and Administrators Association of New Zealand conference

As workloads for GPs continue to rise, Richard Medlicott explores how technology, telehealth and smarter practices can help lighten the load

Great caution has been urged on general practices relying on professions not covered by ACC treatment injury provisions because of the potential risk of being sued under vicarious liability

Southern Cross Health Insurance members will no longer have to pay an excess for minor surgical procedures conducted by their GPs

Normal delivery of after-hours primary care on Waiheke Island has been “suspended” in what some say is a problem arising from relationship troubles, not funding. But one of the former partners says it will go it alone

The queue of patients outside a dual general practice/urgent-care clinic in south Auckland reflects the appeal of its model of no appointments and same-day care, says the owner’s chief executive

Three New Zealanders die weekly from preventable drug overdoses, according to a report from the NZ Drug Foundation

Malcolm Stoney, Specialist GP, Tend Linwood Medical Centre, Christchurch