Rejected referrals to specialist services have risen considerably. Bryan Betty discusses a new report which outlines the enormous burden this puts on patients and practices
Australia will become the first country to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week. This new policy represents a very different approach to the path Aotearoa New Zealand is taking, and includes some important steps
GP registrars are the future of general practice, and New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa wants to hear from them. We asked Ella Barclay 11 questions about general practice, medical school and what excites her about her career ahead
Emily Cavana contrasts the benefits and challenges of using an AI assistant with a human. Guess who she’d prefer to have a nice cup of coffee and a scone with…
The Doctors Motueka nurse practitioner Kerry Lineham is a former US Navy medic who began his nursing career in Nelson after training at Nelson Polytechnic. He lives with his family on a lifestyle block in rural Tasman and, in his spare time, he likes to go hunting and work on his karate
The Government’s about face on funding new cancer drugs is cause for celebration but, as welcome as that funding is, general practice is left to languish with a meagre capitation increase, writes editor Barbara Fountain
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