Eileen McKinlay, nurse and director for Centre for Interprofessional Education, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, wrote to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa after reading Lucy O'Hagan's commentary on nurse practitioners
Two letters were sent to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa on the topic of how NPs and GPs fit into general practice. Here is the first, written by Whangārei specialist GP, Martin Esser
Dr Connor’s arguments are based on one premise “The attempt to meet all the healthcare needs would overwhelm any country’s resources, including the need for other social goods, etc …..”
In our 29 September issue, we ran a “How to treat” covering drug misuse. Here, specialist GP and addiction medicine specialist Alistair Dunn responds to the article
We write in response to the opinion piece written by the health and disability commissioner Morag McDowell, “Assisted dying: Rights and responsibilities” (New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, 27 October 2021)
In our 29 September issue, we ran a “How to treat” covering drug misuse. Here, specialist GP and addiction medicine specialist Alistair Dunn responds to the article
We are not lobbying for an opt-in system. We simply want patients to be informed that their data is leaving the surgery to go to a centralised database
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