Graduates who completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Hamilton’s Wintec were upset after receiving job offers from Te Whatu Ora that were immediately rescinded
Every few weeks, Dr Katie Ben flies herself with an instructor in to different townships on the West Coast to see patients who have requested an assessment under the End of Life Choice Act
The End of Life Choice Act is the law that makes assisted dying legal in New Zealand. It came into force on 7 November 2021, following a public referendum held alongside the 2020 General Election
Mixed feelings – absolute relief, grief and some stigma – have been experienced by families who have navigated the process of assisted dying in the two years since its legalisation
Mixed feelings – absolute relief, grief and some stigma – have been experienced by families who have navigated the process of assisted dying in the two years since its legalisation
Jim Vause, who gets upset thinking about assisting a patient to die, decides the best approach is to consider the suffering patient’s emotions and not your own
Jim Vause, who gets upset thinking about assisting a patient to die, decides the best approach is to consider the suffering patient’s emotions and not your own
After Jo Scott-Jones wrote in New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa on 12 April about his experience assisting a patient to die, Joseph Hassan wrote in this column on 10 May, examining the context of physician-assisted dying and pointing to “a serious threat to the integrity of our profession”. Tane Taylor, distinguished Fellow of the RNZCGP and an Auckland GP, responds with his view
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