Southern GPs can refer patients for free colonoscopies thanks to a new charitable service, but Southern DHB is keen to rebuild GP confidence in its own referral process
Angela Francis is leaving Nelson Bays Primary Health PHO and looking back on achievements that include extra support for vulnerable people and a financial turnaround for a troubled health centre
A Christchurch practice is looking forward to hosting its first registrar after moving into a new building and piloting part of the new Cornerstone accreditation programme.
It will not help the viral pneumonia caused by COVID-19. But it could help people with lowered immunity from getting a secondary bacterial infection (before or after infection with COVID-19)
Canterbury GPs may be asked to code “flu” and “COVID-19” consultations this winter so the region can harvest daily data from patient management systems on respiratory illness trends.