Apr 13, 2018
The NHC is proud to present the Annual Report for 2017. This document highlights key achievements and the impact our work had on whānau in the previous financial year. Read the Report >>
Apr 13, 2018
The FFP programme was established in 2013 as a new approach to primary health care funding allocation, and reducing inequities among high needs populations. The funding pool is allocated to practices in three streams: performance bonus payments, quality payments (for...
Feb 12, 2018
A recent study led by the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic found that infants sleeping in wahakura (flax bassinet) are relatively safe in comparison to those in bassinets, with no significant differences in risk behaviours between the two devices, and...
Nov 20, 2017
Dr Matire Harwood (Ngāpuhi), NHC GP lead was awarded a fellowship in the 2017 L’Oréal UNESCO For Women in Science programme for her research in addressing the inequities of health-related outcomes between indigenous and non-indigenous people. “New Zealand...
Nov 20, 2017
As part of our work in the national rheumatic fever prevention programme, NHC led a series of four pilot interventions to test whether they had an impact on antibiotic adherence. The trial was carried out in the South Auckland community during late 2014. A summary of...