Four months on from the Christchurch shooting and the daily contacts for Homecare Medical’s 1737 mental health line are still 50 per cent above normal volume.
A woman had to be tested for transmittable diseases after a GP inserted the needle of an empty syringe into her arm, says health and disability commissioner Anthony Hill
A Taupo GP is considering jumping ship over the stress on his practice with Lakes DHB sending all communication from outpatient clinics through the mail
A High Court ruling that ACC should have covered a woman who died from inhaling asbestos fibres on her father’s clothing as a child, could see future sufferers receiving government-funded medication
His career has seen him dodge yellow fever, patch up bullet wounds and reconstruct faces of the dead, so it’s not surprising Jonathan Christiansen places high value on equanimity
Equity, partnerships and new ways of thinking were the dominant themes at yesterday’s afternoon session of the Healthtech conference being held at Auckland’s Cordis Hotel
Fifty per cent of medical school graduates need to specialise in general practice every year if New Zealand is to receive the level of healthcare required, says Auckland medical professor Phillippa Poole.
Children’s health campaigner and paediatrician Innes Asher used the paediatric forum at Rotorua GP CME to call for a huge increase in social welfare benefits to improve child health
