A business adviser is urging general practices to prepare immediately for how they will operate at the height of New Zealand’s Omicron outbreak of COVID-19
The pandemic has created opportunities for primary care as well as putting it “under the pump”, says Vince Barry, the departing chief executive of Pegasus Health
The South Taranaki Rural Health General Practice has slowed the pace of new enrolments after staff became concerned about their ability to practise safely
Here are some useful strategies to help ensure children and their whānau are confident and well informed about COVID-19 vaccination, and that the experience is as positive as possible for all involved
PEARLS #692: How accurate are rapid point‐of‐care antigen tests, to determine if a person presenting in the community or in primary or secondary care has current SARS‐CoV‐2 infection?
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
Ashley Bloomfield is holding an emergency webinar this evening on the shift to phase 2 at the same time as GPs report IT hitches in the lead-up to the COVID-19 pandemic’s next stage
Due to increasing COVID-19 cases, Tonga does not currently meet criteria to be eligible for quarantine-free travel (QFT) into Aotearoa New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced today
The Ministry of Health is advising community pharmacies to be “pragmatic” when deciding who is eligible to access rapid antigen tests, but it appears that message may not have reached all DHBs
The Ministry of Health has launched a $1 million fund to help former nurses return to the healthcare sector, to focus on growing the workforce as pressures from COVID-19 continue
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