A shocking number of GPs will be gone from primary care in five years. The health reformers have nothing to head off this disaster but there may still be time, writes Barbara Fountain
Having previously been against assisted dying, specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones describes the immense privilege of helping someone die in the way they want, and offers insight into the personal and professional considerations involved
The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on espionage charges marks an unusual throwback to the old Soviet tactics for handling foreign correspondents
A Te Whatu Ora report in March showed there was a shortfall of 127 GPs in Counties Manukau, which it said was expected to put increased pressure on under-strain healthcare services as the population in south Auckland continues to grow
A further fracturing of the general practice workforce over role definition is hardly helpful amid the current pressures and reforms, writes Orna McGinn
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