More and more junior doctors are being lost in the training pipeline before they emerge to bolster the stressed ranks of specialists, data suggests. A new estimate from the senior doctors’ union puts the loss rate at about 40 per cent compared to just 16 per cent a few years ago. The analysis, passed by Read more
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Junior doctors increasingly leaving before training as specialists, new estimate suggests
Thursday, April 27th, 2023The inconvenient tooth about a trip to the dentist
Monday, November 28th, 2022Once you turn 18, you’re on your own when it comes to going to the dentist and looking after your teeth. Unlike other parts of the health system, the government doesn’t subsidise dental care for adults, meaning a trip to the dentist can put a serious dent in people’s pockets. Earlier this month, the Association Read more
Māori life expectancy will take a century to catch up with Pākehā
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
It will be 100 years before Māori life expectancy catches up with Pākehā, new research has found. The research also discovered the wealthiest 10 percent of New Zealanders can expect to live a decade longer than the poorest 10 percent. Widening social and economic gaps are driving health inequities that successive governments have failed to Read more