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PODCAST: New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa editor Barbara Fountain talks to Stephen McKernan, director of the Health and Disability Review Transition Unit, and his deputy, Martin Hefford

PODCAST: New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa editor Barbara Fountain talks to Stephen McKernan, director of the Health and Disability Review Transition Unit, and his deputy, Martin Hefford

It seems takeaways are to the end of lockdown what toilet paper was to the beginning; an odd gastro roundabout of sorts.

It seems takeaways are to the end of lockdown what toilet paper was to the beginning; an odd gastro roundabout of sorts.

I love a bit of alliteration and that dollop came tripping off my fingertips as I set to work to encourage readers to think about the awesome innovation and hard work taking place in primary care today

Invercargill GP and Otago Medical School professor Sue Crengle has been appointed to the interim board of the Māori Health Authority

Māori health academic David Tipene-Leach is keen to counter any hesitancy GPs might feel as they consider embracing cultural safety in their practices.

I asked David Meates, former Canterbury DHB chief executive to choose, from a list, the song he thought the health reforms Transition Unit might be singing next July. Mr Meates opted for Bob Dylan’s “Don’t think twice, it’s all right”.

I asked David Meates, former Canterbury DHB chief executive to choose, from a list, the song he thought the health reforms Transition Unit might be singing next July. Mr Meates opted for Bob Dylan’s “Don’t think twice, it’s all right”.