The Ministry of Social Development’s principal health advisor Cathy Stephenson takes another look at the Disability Allowance and Child Disability Allowance, which are two separate benefits
The Ministry of Social Development’s principal health advisor Cathy Stephenson outlines the benefits of paid work and how you can help your patients access training and employment
The Ministry of Social Development’s principal health advisor Cathy Stephenson helps makes sense of the Child Disability Allowance by reviewing the eligibility criteria
The Ministry of Social Development’s principal health advisor Cathy Stephenson explains what you need to know about the costs that can be covered by the Disability Allowance
The Ministry of Social Development’s principal health advisor Cathy Stephenson highlights how you can support your patients living with disabilities or long-term health conditions by completing the Work Capacity Medical Certificate
Specialist GP Cathy Stephenson starts a new column aimed at helping you understand the benefits and support available from the Ministry of Social Development
As the motu moves beyond the acute phase of the pandemic, and rapidly altered healthcare delivery approaches, disabled people – accounting for almost one-quarter of the population – have largely been forgotten
With the number of recognised rare disorders at more than 8000 and rising, their combined prevalence makes them uncommonly common. In people with these disorders, supportive, long-term, consistent and accessible contact with primary care is central and essential. This article provides a heuristic framework for the care and management of a person with a rare disorder and their whānau
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management