Caught between packing boxes and health sector shake-ups, Barbara Fountain looks back on a fortnight of COVID-19 recovery, unexpected bumps and the latest in reforms
The timing for when the current capitation review could lead to funding changes is “difficult to predict”, says Te Whatu Ora living well director Martin Hefford
A lack of details about new Te Whatu Ora commissioner Lester Levy’s plans to cut $1.4 billion from the central health agency’s budget has raised concerns for general practice leaders
General practice is deeply disappointed to be receiving less than one-third of the funding rise it is said to need –a compulsory offer that comes with some crafty juggling of numbers and words
Another year, another annual increase offer rejected for failing to recognise the ever-growing crisis in general practice. How did we get to this “boiling frog” moment? Fiona Cassie looks at the past and future of general practice contract negotiations
Practices are being asked to set up special phone access for hospital doctors to contact GPs over patient test results that need attention, rather than the hated technique of having all lab results routinely “cc-ed to GP”
A review looking at suicide prevention for Māori paints a damning picture of existing services and calls for more investment to prevent what’s been dubbed a silent epidemic
Census data is “not fit for purpose” when applied to delivering healthcare to Pacific peoples, says public health physician and epidemiologist Gerard Sonder
The new $317.8 million facility at North Shore Hospital, which sat empty for months, was needed to meet the massive demand for services in the Auckland region, its feasibility study says
Former Te Whatu Ora board member Curtis Walker has spoken out strongly against the Coalition Government’s “disinformation” attacks on the dismissed board’s financial and governance skills
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