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General Practice Aotearoa, a new independent voice for all doctors working in general practice, could be launched before Christmas 

New Zealand’s COVID-19 response was a “precarious success”, says a report from Health Quality & Safety Commission  

Alan Perrott delves into the international context of the latest cyber attack to disable a New Zealand healthcare network

Alan Perrott followed the ups and downs of a disciplinary case against a GP with a special interest in ADHD

Delays caused by medication regulations are being worsened by “an absolute wave” of adults reporting ADHD symptoms, says RNZCGP president and specialist GP Sam Murton 

Specialist GP and ADHD specialist Tony Hanne has been found guilty of professional misconduct 

Working in the best interests of patients does not justify actions that amount to malpractice or negligence, says professional conduct committee counsel Belinda Johns 

The New Zealand ADHD community is in a state of crisis worsened by the “unworkable” regulations governing access to medications, says ADHD New Zealand chair Darren Bull 

Alan Perrott hears about 70-hour weeks, multitasking, the fear factor and older people’s deaths in the pandemic’s full flush in rural New Zealand

Data surveys can be pretty dry stuff, but Taria Tane’s summary of studies on provision of cardiovascular services to rural indigenous communities definitely raised some hackles