It was a hot October day when I arrived in Hāwera in late 2020. After meeting local independent GP Keith Blayney and iwi-owned practice Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare general manager Graham Young, my third and final stop for the day was the hospital on the other side of town.
The common goal of vaccinating as many Māori and Pacific people against COVID-19 as possible has seen general practices in south Auckland working hand in hand, says GP Hinamaha Lutui
The Government is looking to correct nine years of “neglect” in the mental health system with the release of a new long-term plan looking to improve New Zealanders’ mental wellbeing
Appointment delays and a failure to perform appropriate assessments has seen a GP and the Department of Corrections faulted for their care of a prisoner with an acute eye condition
The switch to mostly virtual consultations in pandemic lockdowns has revved up general practice’s adoption of electronic prescribing, with nearly 90 per cent now doing it by keyboard alone.
Sitting in her scrubs in her St Heliers clinic in Auckland, GP Stephanie Taylor spoke during the NZMA medico-political session, calling on the Government to value GPs as the specialists they are.
The switch to mostly virtual consultations in pandemic lockdowns has revved up general practice’s adoption of electronic prescribing, with nearly 90 per cent now doing it by keyboard alone.
