Alan Perrott

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+News Crown counsel told to talk to the hand by Waitangi Tribunal The Waitangi Tribunal was told any suggestion the Government had an alternate plan for Māori healthcare was a misunderstanding [Image: Suchat Longthara on iStock] Essentials The Government has admitted there was no alternate plan to replace Te Aka Whai Ora, undermining months of political claims. , READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?

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+News In print Budget 2025 Funding for crisis response overhaul a positive step, says psychiatrist The co-response model the Government is looking to expand has had positive results, says psychiatrist David Codyre [Image: Canva composite] Essentials Budget 2025 puts $28 million into shifting 111 mental health calls from police to specialist crisis teams, with 10 new co-respons, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott |Fiona Cassie

+Print Archive News How a workforce crisis flipped and why the NHS still struggles UK general practice is now caught in a paradox – too few GPs in clinics, too many without work After years of handwringing over GP shortages, the UK suddenly finds itself with underemployed doctors. The stark reversal raises policy questions for countries like New Zealand, still grappling with a stretched GP workforce.

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+News 'Political interference' blamed for block on transgender-care guidelines Updated guidelines on gender-affirming care have been withheld from publication, with no new date stated for their release, the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa says [Image: YY on Unsplash] Essentials The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa was contracted to update clinical guidelines on gender-affirming ca, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata...

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Alan Perrott

+News Crown admits no ‘alternative plan’ for Te Aka Whai Ora The Crown and claimants are facing off at the Waitangi Tribunal over Māori health reforms and the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora [Image: Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash] Essentials Despite repeated claims one was in development, Crown counsel has admitted there is no alternative plan to replace Te Aka Whai Or, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?