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Having taken the scenic route to becoming a GP, Rachel Mackie is still finding side roads impossible to resist.

The vaccine mandate for healthcare workers has removed the risk of providers being taken to court by anti-vax staff members

The moment of vaccination is sometimes less important than what happens before and after 

The decision to allow routine vaccinations alongside COVID-19 shots is unlikely to prevent the country’s MMR stock from expiring before it is used.

Māori and Pacific providers are bracing themselves for an increased workload once the Government’s plan to shift COVID-19 care into the community comes into effect

An already tired primary care workforce will bear the brunt of the government’s plan to shift care for COVID positive cases into the community

Mt Roskill GP registrar Vanisi Prescott, “the TikTok doctor”, knows the personal impact of good role models; she didn’t believe a job in medicine was possible until she saw Samoan GP Debbie Ryan in a white coat.

Metro Auckland GPs are being offered $60 per phone call to boost efforts to contact unvaccinated Māori and Pacific patients.

The decision to allow routine vaccinations alongside COVID-19 shots is unlikely to prevent the country’s MMR stock from expiring before it is used.

Having taken the scenic route to becoming a GP, Rachel Mackie is still finding side roads impossible to resist.