The early part of 2018, in health policy terms, feels like the calm before the storm. Apart from the minister of health kicking the $10 decrease in GP fees down the road, most of the talk has been (as it usually is at this point in the political cycle) about the gaps and failures attributable to the previous government
In Tim Tenbensel’s tale of two health ministers, neither emerges basking in glory, but one may yet prove to have lit the spark on healthcare integration
Tension between government and health professionals is a permanent backdrop to health policy and healthcare delivery, writes University of Auckland health policy researcher Tim Tenbensel
Health policy expert Tim Tenbensel, a keen observer of the health sector, sees a tipping point coming for the sector whereby promised new funding could either entrench current ways or open the sector to new possibilities, given some good direction
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