When Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss in the first Conservative Party leadership race of 2022, few were surprised. Many of the people given the chance to choose between the two candidates blamed Sunak for Boris Johnson’s downfall
Rebel prescriber Tony Hanne has been working around dysfunctional regulation, just as general practices have been changing hands as a response to vulnerability. Editor Barbara Fountain ponders the impact of ‘fixes’
Nat Dolan steps into the eerie world of horror series, with haunted houses and zombies on offer, as well as a more comedic take on the genre, all available to stream
The emergency department at Middlemore Hospital was slammed as unsafe for patients and staff in a damning new report. It was part of an independent inquiry into the death of a woman at the hospital in June, who died after leaving the ED because of the long wait times
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has established the consumer health forum Aotearoa to facilitate conversations between health consumers, whānau, consumer-led organisations and the health sector
Leaders are watched. They are scrutinised. If you don’t like the idea of being held accountable and having to answer for your actions then a leadership role is probably not for you
When young GP-in-training Nikki Turner kissed a kuia as part of welcoming her into a consultation, her GP trainer called the action sexually inappropriate. Virginia McMillan reports on the rise of a specialist GP with mana
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