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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 Aaron Keown Photo: RNZ / Conan Young "The size of it is a little concerning and quite a surprise. Ther...

'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 O'Connor. 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’Connor, who is Covid-lead for the Irish College of General Practitioners, called on people to...

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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 you're working on eight-minute consultations, and then you start to make mistakes, or people don't 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 permanent fulltime doctor, the other two are locums. In a fortnight he will lose one of those staff ...

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 policies such as health and employment funding research, development, and innovation providing finan...