Fiona Cassie

Reducing teenagers’ risk of obesity and high blood pressure needs to begin during pregnancy and continue through early childhood, paediatrician Sarah Harris told South GPCME 2026 delegates

Nurses across primary and community services are propping up a failing health system and must speak out about funding inequities, a national symposium was told

Politicians faced questions about digital “black spots”, rural training hubs and the feasibility of free rural GP visits at an online pre-election panel last night

Short, quirky Goodfellow Gems and practical education offering “skills for next Monday” have helped earn the University of Auckland’s Goodfellow Unit a place among this year’s primary healthcare awards finalists

Twenty-five years on from becoming one of the country’s first nurses to buy into a general practice, Jill Robinson doesn’t regret her decision

The country’s PHOs are to meet with the Ministry of Health tomorrow to discuss where to next for the PHO sector after years of policy uncertainty

"There's a season for everything" says specialist GP Sam Murton; nevertheless, closing the central city Wellington practice she helped found nearly 30 years ago was emotionally tough

Health Te Aroha / Health Ngātea was named Ka Ora Telecare Rural General Practice of the Year at the 2026 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards

First-year GP registrar numbers for 2027 are tracking below this year’s intake, despite hopes that a move to Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora employment would attract more trainees

The rollout of a new rural urgent-care and after-hours service has stalled, with four of the six practices piloting the model yet to sign contracts amid concerns over service requirements and funding