Non-registered health workers without a common provider number will not have access to patient data when the first stage of the multi-million-dollar Hira programme goes live on 1 July
King Charles III has taken over his father’s role as patron of the UK’s Royal College of GPs, but RNZCGP president Samantha Murton confirmed the organisation is continuing with governor-general Dame Cindy Kiro
Health Minister Shane Reti has tried to calm the storm of reaction to comments on telehealth, physiotherapy and general practice created by comments from a senior Te Whatu Ora official
Increasing mask use, particularly in healthcare settings and around vulnerable people, would significantly reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses, particularly in winter, new research says
General Practitioners Aotearoa is providing a primary care voice in high-level discussions, but interim chair Buzz Burrell says more members are needed to give the lobby group a genuine mandate to speak for the sector
Because of the ongoing syphilis epidemic, Auckland health services are being encouraged to request testing of women for syphilis as part of a bundle of tests alongside HPV cervical swabbing
Te Whatu Ora has rolled over for one year its funding contracts with the Health Navigator Charitable Trust, which owns the Healthify website, while further thought goes into the public provision of health information
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