General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA) chair Dr Buzz Burrell says the shake-up will help the GPs who are most stretched better serve their patients. “Our members talk about capitation all the time, and ...

Health New Zealand welcomes the decision by Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory Services (MERAS) members to settle their collective employment agreement. The accepted offer is over 29 months ...

This is an early release of our August cover story – published following the publication of the RNZCGP 2024 Workforce Survey at the GP25 conference on Saturday 26 July. College president Luke Bradford ...

Statement from WellSouth Primary Health Network CEO, Andrew Swanson-Dobbs: Recent stories about the funding cuts to the Roxburgh Medical Centre overlook the history and context of rural funding, and I ...

HealthCentral assumed ownership of the Roxburgh Medical Centre in December 2022, during a time of crisis when the practice had been unable to recruit or retain GPs. Despite the financial and staffing ...

With dengue cases in the Pacific at their highest level in almost a decade, travellers are being urged to protect themselves ...

Applications are also open for primary care employers to recruit and support up to 400 graduate nurses each year. Funding includes $20,000 for each graduate registered nurse employed by rural primary ...