Consultation is currently open focused on the 50,000 disabled people, and their whānau, who receive essential disability support after an assessment from a Needs Assessment and Service Co-ordination (NASC) organisation, or an Enabling Good Lives (EGL) site.
Disability Support Services want to stabilise disability support services so that they are fairer, more consistent, more transparent, and sustainable into the future.
This consultation is open until 24 March. Read more on their website.
Dr Jo Scott-Jones shares his thoughts on the workforce crisis, likening it to the perceived impossibility of the Chernobyl disaster.
Read moreThe Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners supports research and education that benefits general practice, rural general practice and rural hospital medicine through three funding rounds each year. Applications for the final funding round of 2024 are now open.
Read moreThis new programme is a collaboration between Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa (Facilitation Service) and general practices.
View detailsGPs in each of our districts get frustrated when they hit barriers when seeking interventions from other providers. There is a perception that DHB services are becoming more difficult to access and that different DHBs have different levels of service available to their communities. This page outlines our process for advocating alongside practices.