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Triggered by COVID-19, general practices who took up electronic prescribing have largely found it to be successful, but challenges remains 

Getting his COVID-19 jab close to home made a huge difference to 15-year-old Te Rangiura Royal who got his vaccine at the first marae-based drive-through clinic in south Auckland 

Just four days into New Zealand’s first national lockdown in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the idea for PERL was born.

Getting his COVID-19 jab close to home made a huge difference to 15-year-old Te Rangiura Royal who got his vaccine at the first marae-based drive-through clinic in south Auckland 

NEWS THAT Coromandel Peninsula was an early location of interest in the current community outbreak of COVID-19, had the upside of turning locals both pro-swabbing and vaccination, says Thames GP and Hauraki PHO clinical director Martin Mikaere.

Just four days into New Zealand’s first national lockdown in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the idea for PERL was born.

It had been over three years since I last went to Muriwai, on Auckland’s west coast. A fact that, as I stood on top of the cliff watching the gannets, felt outrageous – how could I have possibly left it that long before coming back here?

On Sunday night conference organiser Leon Olsen raised a glass to both his birthday and to the end of another virtual South GP CME 

It was only 10 minutes long but Auckland GP Stephanie Taylor’s address at the virtual South GP CME pulled no punches 

South GP CME kicks off online tomorrow with the country scheduled to remain at Alert Level 4 until midnight