After five years of trialling and planning, New Zealand starts to see bowel screening introduced to the wider population this month. General practice is crucial to the success of the programme. Virginia McMillan finds out what it means for practices and their older patients
When retired Auckland GP Simon Cotton died in his sleep, three days after having been admitted to hospital after a fall, no one could accuse him of having led a dull life
Blenheim GP Buzz Boothman-Burrell is an ebullient, effervescent enthusiast who deals with people’s health on a daily basis, but he faces one of his toughest health challenges within his own family. Liane Topham-Kindley visits Buzz at home in the Wairau Valley to hear Poppy’s story
From here to there and back again Jonathan Simon got hooked on integration, the general practice team, health IT and quality improvement – long before they were popular
DHB boards need fiercely independent advocates with a big-picture understanding of local and International health systems, Lynda Williams told me in an interview last year
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