On 12 September New Zealand’s National Cervical Screening Programme will switch to human papillomavirus testing, used in both the UK and Australia. The new screening method, with the option to self-test, will be a game changer in the fight against cervical cancer, writes Jane O’Hallahan
General Practitioners Aotearoa interim chair Buzz Burrell has described the Cabinet paper on the Government’s primary healthcare plans as “aspirational drivel”
A Cabinet paper discusses a work programme looking at how primary and community healthcare providers are funded, including settings for capitation funding
Limitations of treatments for depression have led to recent interest in the use of ketamine to treat the condition. But an editorial in the New Zealand Medical Journal urges caution against seeing the substance as a new quick fix
One year after the formation of Te Whatu Ora, despite various initiatives, we have not yet seen any improvement in the staff shortages and challenges facing the healthcare workforce
Te Whatu Ora’s waiting list review is expected to provide the agency with more detailed data on its waitlists and is a continuation of the work started by last year’s Planned Care Taskforce
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