Rural urgent and afterhours care is in crisis in the southern region, says a major rural review report, with workforce and funding support needed so clinicians are not “consistently overloaded”
The tireless work of an IT consultant turned jack-of-all-trades rural practice manager for Hanmer Springs Health Centre was honoured this week with a community services award
Waitaha Primary Health expects to be a provider of clinical and network support services in the future, says the PHO’s chief executive, Bill Eschenbach, in the Waitaha 2023 annual report
A three-month delay in getting a Te Whatu Ora rural hospital contract has seen the “heartsinking” loss of a Canadian doctor recruit to another country, says rural health leader Grant Davidso
It’s a 1200-strong showing of delegates, speakers and exhibitors at this year’s South GPCME getting underway in Christchurch tomorrow. We’ve got some tips on where to find something to eat and drink when you have had your fill of sessions
After lobbying for two years, rural health leader Grant Davidson is “over the moon” to hear that paramedics will be funded by ACC to deliver PRIME and other services
A fair and reasonable 40-hour week for a “full-time” GP – without unpaid catch-up work – would have just 22 hours of patient contact time, the latest RNZCGP workload research has found
A new virtual centre for rural health education launched by the University of Otago will make it easier to be part of a future national rural training initiative, says centre director Garry Nixon
