New Zealand Doctor

Irish health technology com­pany Clanwilliam Group has turned on the money tap in New Zealand, investing $80 million in health IT in New Zealand over the past year, with plans to do the same in the next 12 months

Two whānau ora providers welcome a review of the whānau ora programme set up in 2010  

DHB gives royally wrong reason for excluding public on building talks Counties Manukau DHB has apologised for using the wrong reason under the Official Information Act for excluding the public from its discussions over the troubled Galbraith building. 

The Government has made significant moves in today’s Budget to increase access to primary care – extending free GP visits and prescriptions to under-14-year-olds, and g

With the state of hospitals and DHBs in the public spotlight, primary care could be joining a long queue for cash in tomorrow's Budget 

Rural health leaders are urging the RNZCGP to put more emphasis on coordinating training programmes in the upcoming refresh of its rural strategy 

The floppy disk is long gone, but there are plenty of new innovations in health IT. Fiona Thomas presents an A to Z of what's going on in the health tech sector.

A warfarin patient's INR level spiking to dangerous levels is a wake-up call for patients taking turmeric products, and their pharmacists

For the otherwise well adult who does not need antibiotics for their cold and (possibly) flu symptoms, what advice can you reasonably offer beyond hot lemon and a pain reliever?

More people could be cured of hepatitis C with better support for general practice and greater cohesion in the health system, says gastroenterologist Alex Lampen-Smith