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New Zealand Doctor offices are closing down for a month but there’s still plenty to read including our bumper print Summer Edition 

 The day I had been dreading for around 25 years has arrived. My GP* is retiring. That’s “my” as in possessive case

 The day I had been dreading for around 25 years has arrived. My GP* is retiring. That’s “my” as in possessive case

Many summers ago – 30 in all – when New Zealand Doctor was born, it was decreed by the then editor that there should be no issues over the Christmas period and early summer

The year 2019 featured a few hotspots for general practice

It is not enough for the health system to be non-racist, it must be actively anti-racist and provide staff with the skills to be so, says professor Peter Crampton

RuralFest! The name conjures up pony rides, petting zoos, bake-offs, dog trials and candy floss

RuralFest! The name conjures up pony rides, petting zoos, bake-offs, dog trials and candy floss

I don’t like Halloween much. It’s bad enough that today's form of celebrating it is an American import with impossible pumpkins, but it is also extremely scary

 The deadline for entries into the inaugural New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora is but four days away – probably even closer by the time you pick up this issue.