Editor Barbara Fountain returns from a week’s leave to find turmoil in the health system continues and hopes health minister Shane Reti can hold to his promise of better times ahead for community care and Māori health
A new “exception-reporting” approach developed by Awanui Labs Wellington has halved antibiotic prescriptions without compromising patient care, suggesting a promising new direction for lab reporting nationwide, writes Max Bloomfield
We need some guidance about leave. We have an employee who uses all their annual leave entitlement as soon as it becomes available and then requests leave without pay during the rest of the year to take further breaks. How do we manage this?
I can’t help but reflect on the analogy of the health system leadership compared to what I am seeing in place in Paris to get our team members to a podium finish, writes Grant Davidson
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