Rejected referrals to specialist services have risen considerably. Bryan Betty discusses a new report which outlines the enormous burden this puts on patients and practices
Patients are being “managed…into the grave” by their frustrated GPs after being rejected for medical assessment by public hospitals, according to a new study on unmet need for secondary care
Expectations were not high for primary care in this year’s Budget. So, in that respect, it delivered. Editor Barbara Fountain collates comments from interviews carried out on Budget Day and the days following
The key to so much of what works to enhance quality care in our health system is trust between the secondary and primary care clinicians, writes Joe Bourne
A new survey by General Practice NZ and Te Whatu Ora reveals that up to 50 per cent of patient record transfers via the GP2GP system fail, with at least half of respondents citing inadequate support for the system as a significant issue
A study commissioned by General Practice NZ has looked at the size and impact on general practice of the issue of secondary services declining to see properly referred patients
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