Ruth Brown tests the temperature in Dunedin, home to New Zealand’s largest new hospital build, for signs of warmth between hospital and primary/community partners
Tim Malloy retired as RNZCGP president last week after suffering an aortic dissection. It’s the latest in a series of health setbacks for Dr Malloy, but New Zealand Doctor reporter Cliff Taylor finds him already looking forward to future battles
It is Māori Language Week across the country this week. The theme this year is “Kia kaha te reo Māori”, meaning “Let’s make the Māori language strong”.
Aged-residential care is big business, and new companies have stepped up to provide general practice care in the sector. Simon Maude examines the changing ways doctors are caring for our oldest and frailest
Incorrect figures appeared in the 2017 Budget documents, disputes between staff and Canterbury DHB were aired publicly, and a DHB chief executive’s personal spending of public funds went undetected. Can the Ministry of Health recover from recent lows? Virginia McMillan meets the new boss
Practice ownership is a moving feast. Corporates and PHOs are among those at the table, while GPs, the founders of the feast, remain prominent. Fiona Thomas scrutinises the menu of ownership changes of the past two years
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