The draft plan being submitted by the Takiwā Poutini prototype locality is more a “plan for a plan” but it will meet the deadline, says chair Kevin Hague
Mainstream providers are asking the Ōtara-Papatoetoe locality team for an explanation for how localities work, says South Seas Healthcare chief executive Silao Vaisola-Sefo
Funding support and a change of mindset from general practices and Te Whatu Ora managers is needed to meet the localities vision, health researcher Tim Tenbensel says
Developing the health 'locality pilot' for the West Coast is like "flying a plane down a runway while it is still being built," its first chairman says
Four key challenges to implementing localities, including general practice willingness, are outlined by health systems researcher Tim Tenbensel in a guest editorial in the latest Journal of Primary Health Care
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