Under the health reforms’ centralised control, writes Ian Powell, the question remains, whether bureaucrats will really engage with communities as they make the required plans
Underspending could be used to fix the problems snaring a contract aimed at supporting Māori nurses in primary healthcare settings to become nurse practitioners
An elderly woman who starved to death because her adult son had mental health issues and couldn’t look after her properly is the type of tragic outcome Welfare Guardians Trusts New Zealand aims to prevent
The National Hepatitis C Awareness Campaign announced today will also see the expansion of more pharmacies getting involved in the test-and-treat programme which has been running in 64 pharmacies over the past 12 months
GPs in Taumarunui returned to the “old days” to survive a three-day communications outage in the town – printing out prescriptions, sending faxes, and handwriting medical notes
In the search for news not related to infectious diseases, be they coronavirus, influenza or Johnny-come-lately monkeypox, I happened upon specialist GP Dermot Coffey’s wee germ of an idea – ditching the RNZCGP’s royal title
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