Pāhiatua Medical Centre’s only permanent GP has signalled his intention to quit

The last general practitioner of a clinic for 4500 patients in Horowhenua has resigned.

New Zealand First has backtracked on its own history as a supporter of primary healthcare and is promoting a plan to erode trust in the healthcare system, says General Practitioners Aotearoa (GPA)

Health New Zealand cannot say whether GP capacity in Wairarapa has kept pace with rising patient enrolments, admitting it does not centrally collect GP vacancy data.

A nurse believes her father might have died unnoticed in an emergency department if she hadn’t been there.

Tasked to provide advice on NSW prescribing, a GP has walked away after claims of being ignored, with the RACGP calling the move ‘an absolute red flag’.

There are no words to describe how appalling the hospital system is in, writes Kelly Green.

Emergency department doctors and nurses across New Zealand describe conditions they say are unsafe

Emergency department doctors and nurses across New Zealand describe conditions they say are unsafe

Future governments are being urged to spend more on medicines and reap big savings.

Patients presenting at Wellington Hospital's emergency department have faced wait times of more than 24 hours to be seen this month.

A survey of 1600 people has found two-thirds of New Zealanders are willing to pay more tax for better healthcare - particularly when it comes to cancer.