Resthomes having to manage sick residents with a hard-hit workforce, and nurses being unable to prescribe panadol is worrying aged care sector leaders as Omicron looms
'Keep calm and carry on' is the advice from the Motueka general practice team that found themselves early this week at ground zero for the Omicron community outbreak
A Motueka general practice team is monitoring staff with rapid antigen tests and asking patients to wait outside after finding itself close to ground zero in the community Omicron outbreak
Treating skin infections in children should be a high priority following research confirming streptococcus skin infections can trigger acute rheumatic fever, says University of Otago researcher Julie Bennett
Pay talks resume on 1 February for a new practice nurse pay deal, as negotiators await word from the health minister on a renewed call for pay parity funding
Primary care leaders aren’t sure pre-Christmas funding guidelines and plans for COVID-19 in the community will be enough as COVID-fatigued practices prepare for the Omicron variant
I used to hear them coming every Wednesday morning. Around 9.35am I’d be sitting at my desk when the hum of happy chatter outside got closer and closer, and a bunch of jolly joggers would pad past my house