Call it prescription abandonment or medication non-adherence. It was very common when I was practice nursing and apparently little has changed over recent years
It might seem a flaw to analyse sadness, but why one should want to wallow in such a feeling, with all the associated emotions, I cannot fathom. It’s a short walk, a stone’s throw, down the hill, perhaps 50 vertical feet, to the place where my sadness memory lies.
A tiny nation surrounded by sea taking on the might of the continental United States. Hard work and dog cunning versus limitless buying power and confidence. Who would prevail? Okay, we know how the boat race turned out. How will the America’s Cup of under 23-year-old pop superstars turn out? Read on
It has been whispers and sighs. So, so quietly, rock music is disappearing from our radios. There hasn’t been a death scream, a kick out or punch, nor really any sign of a fight for survival. Music has just shuffled itself around the room into new hobbies and occupations. Leave it to the ladies to stage a resurrection
I’m a GP practice owner in a group practice with five other partners, and I’m looking to retire in the next few years. Along with my fellow partners,
I’ve spent the last 30 years building up the practice to be a very successful business. I would like to think I can get a good price for it when I sell but wondered how practices are valued?
Back in winter, Dunedin provided a warm welcome on a freezing weekend as host city for the RNZCGP Conference for General Practice, which proved something of a homecoming for many delegates who went to medical school in the city. New Zealand Doctor deputy editor Cliff Taylor returned there recently for a spring break to explore the harbour and Otago Peninsula
I’ve been listening to an old CD while driving in my car over the past couple of weeks. It’s by Grant Hart, former drummer and singer of Minnesota punk band Husker Du
More than 4200 electric vehicles have been registered in New Zealand, and the number is climbing rapidly. Ruth Brown, New Zealand Doctor’s content manager, is proud owner of one of them. Imports direct from Japan mean prices are falling, while confidence in battery power is rising, she reports. Here’s her guidance for the would-be purchaser
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