Ongoing delay in the issuing of Ministry of Health contracts for home-isolation services is constraining the primary care response to Omicron, says Turuki Healthcare chief executive Te Puea Winiata
More than 3 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been distributed across New Zealand for workers who keep New Zealand’s critical services and supply chains moving, and those in our community most at risk from the effects of COVID-19, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says
What is the point of PHOs? I was reminded once that I had been quoted as calling my PHO a “self-licking ice cream”. I became a director of the same PHO to learn what I could about the functioning of the health system at a local level and represent my fellow GPs
Positive COVID-19 cases who are able to self-manage can expect very little contact from health services under phase 2, says Ministry of Health primary care lead Joe Bourne
An urgent meeting will be held by general practice leaders tomorrow to discuss funding in the wake of the new health agencies starting to seek advice on future funding options
The best thing New Zealanders can do as we move into Phase 2 of our response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is get boosted and give each other some space, said Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management