Rural health’s inclusion in the pae ora health reforms legislation is hailed as a first win for the new Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network. Fiona Cassie finds out more about the new single voice for rural health
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners congratulates Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Dr Jo Scott-Jones who have been awarded Fellowship of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)
Friday, 30 April 2021, 1:05 pm
Rural communities across the country will lose out under
Labour’s radical health restructure, National’s Health
spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says.
“National believes
our health system should fundamentally be based around need,
those who have the greatest need receive the greatest
resources.
“New Zealand’s rural communities are an
essential part of New Zealand and face unique health
challenges, but Labour has failed to put forward how its
health restructure will benefit our small rural communities
and their GPs.
“In any major merger or
centralisation it’s the small communities who lose their
voice, but they’re the ones who best know what works for