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GP Grahame Jelley recognised for more than 30 years of dedication to rural health 4 May, 2021 08:33 AM 3 minutes to read Dr Grahame Jelley was named as the 2021 recipient of the Peter Snow Memorial Award at the National Rural Health Conference in Taupō last week. Photo / File Dr Grahame Jelley was named as the 2021 recipient of the Peter Snow Memorial Award at the National Rural Health Conference in Taupō last week. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times A former Bay of Plenty GP, who now works...

+Undoctored Media release from the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network Wednesday 28 April 2021, 02:52 PM 1 minute to Read This week approximately 400 rural health professionals and administrators will come together at Wairakei Resort in Taupō for this year’s National Rural Health Conference. This conference is the first ‘in person’ health professionals conference in 2021 and the biggest event for rural health professionals for close to two years due to the COVID-19 pandemi...

Health New Zealand reforms raise questions over cost, local voice 21 Apr, 2021 06:14 AM 4 minutes to read All of New Zealands 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed. All of New Zealands 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed. RNZ By Eleisha Foon of RNZ The Governments pl...

Health experts are optimistic the governments shake-up of the health system will create much needed substantial change. Announced today, the government plans to scrap all 20 district health boards in favour of a single entity, Health NZ, that will take over the "day-to-day" running of the health system. A new Māori Health Authority will sit alongside Health NZ and have joint decision-making rights strategy and policy at all levels. Māori Health Authority The new Māori Health Authority will h...

Health experts are hoping rural populations won't be ignored in a new shake-up with the health system.

Health NZ will have four regional divisions. Photo: Ministry of Health / Supplied The major restructure will see the 20 district health boards replaced by one new body, Health New Zealand, which will plan services for the whole population. The also includes a Māori Health Authority and a new agency with responsibility for public health. Canterbury DHB Board Member Aaron Keown said it was alarming that there were no numbers attached this early on to the reform. Canterbury DHB Board Member Aaro...

Quite a bit of Covid still in the community: Cork GP with no cases in five weeks urges caution  "The virus hasn’t changed. If we give this virus an opportunity to resurge it certainly will do" “It’s easy to think ‘sure things aren’t too bad near me, I haven’t heard of much Covid around. But Covid is there," said Dr OConnor. File picture Wed, 17 Mar, 2021 - 10:45 Steve Neville A Cork GP has urged caution despite not having a positive Covid-19 case in the past five weeks. Dr Nuala O...

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Dr Stuart Phillips says rural practices are suffering under a shortage of GPs. “We can’t physically look after them... if you try and squeeze too many people then youre working on eight-minute consultations, and then you start to make mistakes, or people dont get heard properly.” Wait times for appointments average three weeks in Phillips’ practice. With the frustration and stress that both rural patients and doctors feel, he can see small practices dying off. Phillips is the only pe...

Grants Management Function The role of the Grants Management Function, the Centre of Excellence service offer, and the Functional Standard for Grants. From: About grants Grant funding is a common funding option for government, to support policy objectives in areas such as education, research, civil society and innovation and abroad through international aid projects. Government grants amounted to £113bn in 2018 to 2019. Grants can be used for many purposes including: supporting government ...