AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHealth Funding: National’s election plan provides $14.57 billion over four years for health cost pressures, compared with Labour’s $13.02 billion. Labour is also promising free GP visits, scans and prescriptions, while National has ruled out tax cuts for now. Primary Care: In Levin, Taitoko Health has lost 12 staff, including four GPs, in a year. Its last GP has resigned, and in-person appointments for its 4,500 patients are now very limited. Measles Alert: A travel-linked case in Wellington has prompted contact tracing and renewed calls for families to check children’s MMR vaccinations, amid concern about gaps in Pacific communities. Household Health: A survey found 31% of households experienced food insecurity in the past year, with hardship especially common among single-parent families, Pacific communities, disabled people and renters. Breast Cancer Support: More than 9,600 volunteers will collect donations across Aotearoa on 16–17 October to fund education, research, nursing support and advocacy for earlier diagnosis.
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