Stephen Forbes

2 days ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes

+News Lab samples flown south as Awanui considers cuts to Auckland immunology team Lab workers from Awanui walked off the job last month, demanding pay parity with public sector staff [Image: dusanpetkovic on iStock] Essentials Lab provider Awanui has been flying thousands of samples a month to Wellington for processing after an analyser broke down in its, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?

3 days ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes

+News Lab workers accept 9 per cent pay offer from Pathlab Lab workers from Awanui, Medlab, TLab and Pathlab walked off the job for two days earlier in March, demanding pay parity with public sector staff [Image: ljubaphoto on iStock] Essentials Private lab provider Pathlab has settled with lab workers after offering a 9 per cent pay rise backdated to April last year. , READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?

6 days ago | pharmacytoday.co.nz | Stephen Forbes

+News ‘Privatisation’ surge threatens Kiwi healthcare, say experts urging new social contract A group of prominent Kiwis have put their names to an opinion piece in the New Zealand Medical Journal calling for a new social contract to safeguard the health system [Image: iStock] Essentials An editorial signed by prominent New Zealanders in the New Zealand Medical Journal calls for a new social contract to prevent the Kia ora and welcome to Pharmacy Today Kaitiaki Rongoā O Te Wā Not a...

6 days ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes

+News ‘Privatisation’ surge threatens Kiwi healthcare, say experts urging new social contract A group of prominent Kiwis have put their names to an opinion piece in the New Zealand Medical Journal calling for a new social contract to safeguard the health system [Image: iStock] Essentials An editorial signed by prominent New Zealanders in the New Zealand Medical Journal calls for a new social contract to prevent the, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a...

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |Martin Johnston

+News Urgent care manager labels ACC’s proposed pricing increases ‘insulting’ ACC pricing increases will see urgent-care clinics receive a 0.8 per cent from 1 July [Image: mgcatfish on iStock] Essentials A new round of price increases from ACC, which cover both urgent and primary healthcare, fails to meet the true costs of providing, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock this article by subscribing here.