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The battle for the Bay of Plenty: Western PHO, Tend Health trade shots

3 days ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston

+News The battle for the Bay of Plenty: Western PHO, Tend Health trade shots Western Bay of Plenty co-chair Graeme Elvin has criticised two corporate general practice owners for what he says appears to be prioritising profits over patient care [Image: Supplied] Essentials Western Bay of Plenty PHO leaders have fired off criticism over the plans of some corporates to switch PHO or seek direct govern, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock...
Lab samples flown south as Awanui considers cuts to Auckland immunology team

4 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?
Chief’s ‘grave concerns’ over PHO-switch plans

4 days ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston

+News Chief’s ‘grave concerns’ over PHO-switch plans Western Bay of Plenty PHO chief executive Lindsey Webber has raised concerns about how the transfer of about 10 practices to another PHO is being conducted [Image: Supplied] Essentials  Green Cross Health wants to shift its nine Bay of Plenty practices to the Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance PHO. , READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?
Lab workers accept 9 per cent pay offer from Pathlab

5 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?
Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 15 - The virtues of ministerial interference

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Patrice Dougan |Martin Johnston

+Opinion Reporter’s Diary Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 15 – The virtues of ministerial interference A bit of postal, a bit of Auckland and not so much health ministering for Simeon Brown in week 15 [Image: Canva composite] Simeon Brown's official ministerial diary March 2025 Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock this article by subscribing here. Related Articles
Tend pushes on for direct contracting without PHOs

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

+News Tend pushes on for direct contracting without PHOs Tend Health co-chief executive and co-founder Cecilia Robinson is pushing for direct contracting for general practice capitation funding [Image: Supplied] Essentials  General practices must generally contract with a PHO to receive capitation funding. More than 10 Tend Health pra, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?
‘Privatisation’ surge threatens Kiwi healthcare, say experts urging new social contract

1 week 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...
All shook up: Eastern Bay of Plenty PHO aims to engage more with stakeholders

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

+News All shook up: Eastern Bay of Plenty PHO aims to engage more with stakeholders Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance PHO has been restructured in preparation for the intended arrival of new general practices on 1 July [Image: iStock] Essentials Green Cross Health and Third Age Health want to change PHO in the Bay of Plenty. They want to leave the Western Bay, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber?
Abolishing VLCA first step towards equitable funding

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Bryan Betty |Fiona Cassie |Simon Maude

+Letters Abolishing VLCA first step towards equitable funding VLCA funding is tied to the practice, not the patients, meaning many high-needs patients at Access practices are not receiving higher-subsided care [Image: iStock] GP Geoff Cunningham takes issue with Very Low Cost Access funding, saying its unintended consequences have led to inefficiencies and inequities in the general practice landscape Although I agree with Bryan Betty’s opinion piece on the PSAAP (PHO Services Agreement...
Urgent care manager labels ACC’s proposed pricing increases ‘insulting’

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.