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 ...

Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) is calling for a public inquiry and urging the Government to rethink its support for heated tobacco products (HTPs), following fresh revelations the Government extended ...

Health NZ is completely committed to patient and staff safety. We have more nurses working for Health NZ than ever before. In the two years to March 2025, our nursing FTE increased by over 3,000, ...

We’re looking for a values driven Clinical Lead to guide and support dedicated teams across all our health services, including Community Health and medical practices. We offer: Great professional ...

From 1 September 2025, all children under five years of age will be eligible for funded doses of Bexsero, regardless of whether they started or completed their vaccine course in their first year. This ...

I’m someone who likes to be inside my head, thinking, so I’m a bit worried I might have what they call a “resting bitch face”. But, oh well, thinking is a great hobby, and I can spring my face into ...

Health New Zealand’s New Zealand Health Plan was tabled in Parliament this afternoon. Developed by Health New Zealand, the plan is a requirement under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022. “The plan ...