Bill Douglas

Whanganui GP Bill Douglas explores past and present thinking on birth and compares it with the call for doctors to terminate life

 COMMENT: With the health sector review still two years away, Whanganui GP Bill Douglas calls for a $4000 payment per GP, and $2000 per practice nurse, as a sign of good faith

With the health sector review still two years away, Whanganui GP Bill Douglas calls for a $4000 payment per GP, and $2000 per practice nurse, as a sign of good faith

Whanganui GP Bill Douglas questions whether more oversight is needed of prescribing patterns by different practitioners, from diverse backgrounds

Whanganui GP Bill Douglas compares LMC rates per birth with funding for smoking cessation, per quitter

Whanganui GP Bill Douglas wonders what health minister David Clark knows about the funding reality for general practice

With acronyms and abbreviations abounding, many GPs, house officers, nurses and specialists would struggle to understand reports from hospital, writes Bill Douglas