As part of a series of articles from the New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine, senior lecturer Jenny Visser summarises three papers about cholera – see the Travel Medicine article in the 31 July issue of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
After a sojourn, the System Fix panel is back with an update of the last five months in health reform - that is the time BEFORE health minister Shane Reti turned Te Whatu Ora and the reforms on their head by ditching the board and installing a commissioner
Two general practices have pulled the plug on their urgent-care clinic contracts – one pushed and one jumping – after staffing and funding issues saw them struggle to meet ACC requirements
A High Court decision has thrown out Medtech’s application for an interim injunction to prevent Valentia Technologies (NZ) from extracting data from Medtech’s software without approval
The equity adjustor tool should remain in place while ways are found to improve its utility, says specialist GP and former Te Aka Whai Ora clinical director Rawiri McKree Jansen
Every few weeks, Dr Katie Ben flies herself with an instructor in to different townships on the West Coast to see patients who have requested an assessment under the End of Life Choice Act
Another year, another annual increase offer rejected for failing to recognise the ever-growing crisis in general practice. How did we get to this “boiling frog” moment? Fiona Cassie looks at the past and future of general practice contract negotiations
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