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In 2020 New Zealand, along with the rest of the world, was in a state of a health emergency due to Covid-19.

During the national lockdown in New Zealand, the rise in telehealth dramatically spiked as doctors changed the way they operate to meet strict safety requirements.

The NZ Telehealth Leadership Group (TLG) is stepping up its effort to ensure common language is used to describe telehealth.

Released to support virtual care during the Level 4 lockdown, the Ministry of Health’s new waiver regarding electronic prescriptions is paving the way for more clinicians to trial the concept…

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a shift towards telehealth as being part of the solution for breaking community transmission.

We caught up with Dr Ruth Large from her home on Friday, as she reflected on some of the changes we have seen over the last few weeks.

A child psychiatrist in Taranaki has dealt with a doubling in his workload by delivering nearly 20 per cent of his appointments via telehealth.

Region:Taranaki How:Video Conference What:Patient Consultation Specialty:Multiple Specialties Available Phase:Active Child Psychiatry by TelehealthTaranaki DHB is using telehealth to reduce patient waiting times and increase accessibility to psychiartists.