RGPN has submitted its report to the Ministry of Health in which it investigates the need for a nationally led, Rural Hospital Locum Doctor Recruitment Service. Read the report here:
This article acknowledges the role that rural hospitals are likely to have in the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2012/S00120/rural-communities-another-vaccine-priority.htm
The Rural Hospital Network has worked with the NZ Rural General Practice Network, Rural Nurses NZ, RHAANZ, and Students of Rural Health Aotearoa (SoRHA) to produce the Rural Health Election Manifesto 2020. Read the Manifesto Here
The NZ Rural Hospital Network Annual General Meeting for the year ended 30 June 2020 will be held at 4.30pm on Monday 21st September 2020 at the Copthorne Hotel, Oriental Parade, Wellington. Members will be able to join the meeting via video conference. The AGM agenda and video conference link will be published closer to
“Good Care Close To Home: Local health professional perspectives on how a rural hospital can contribute to the healthcare of its community.” Katharina Blattner, Tim Stokes, Marara Rogers-Koroheke, Garry Nixon, Susan M Dovey NZMJ 7 February 2020, Vo 133 No 1509 A summary of this research paper, that aims to gain insights into the wider
