The results are in. The Big 23 Sizzling Summer Survey, a wrap-it-all-up, year-end evaluation covering 23 hot topics, was sent to subscribers of Daily Triage. Running from 22 November through the formation of the new Coalition Government to 4 December, it drew 96 responses. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan discovers what the answers reveal about how general practice has fared in 2023
When Leigh Donoghue was appointed Te Whatu Ora chief data and digital officer in June this year, he knew he had a massive task ahead of him. Stephen Forbes catches up on progress
Thousands of medical history items from sutures to speculums and the country’s first ECT machine could soon be homeless. Fiona Cassie visits Christchurch’s Cotter Medical History Museum
The possible closure of accident and medical services at Kenepuru Community Hospital spotlights the need for a united effort to challenge health disparities, writes Sarah Dalton
Health minister Shane Reti is non-committal about the Government funding the just-lodged pay equity claim for practice nurses, saying he is expecting official advice on this and other related issues
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