The 500th nurse recently started a training programme designed to give primary care nurses extra mental health and addiction tools to help them in their everyday work
Great Barrier Island nurse and practice co-owner Leonie Howie says an “amazing” programme refilled her nursing “toolbox” with simple mental health interventions
The DHBs and Ministry of Health claim general practices will be able to cover their practice nurs¬es’ pay rise with the coming year’s extra capitation funding – and by charging their patients more
Upskilling GPs in order to save older residents from an hour’s drive south to Wellington for macular degeneration treatment, is one early win from the Kāpiti Community Health Network
Kai and a whānau-friendly welcome are on offer at Mō Tātou Tīpuna COVID-19 vaccination centre that opened today in Dunedin, says Te Kāika general practice chair Donna Matahaere-Atariki
Midwifery and GP leaders may have to wait for an open stakeholder forum in late June to find out funding details of the long-awaited new Primary Services Maternity notice
The remote Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island) general practice is being praised for its successful rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to the whole island community in one go