The pay equity dispute that all nurses have long had with the Government has complicated the pay parity problem for nurses in primary care, writes Tamah Clapham
Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones says now is not the time to succumb to clinical inertia, when applying The Whānau Ora Outcomes Framework offers so much potential to address inequity
New Zealand general practices can look back on a period of intense events and disruption – perhaps not such a bad time to also be undergoing a health-system reform, writes Heidi Bubendorfer
General Practitioners Aotearoa Inc is ready to represent all doctors working in general practice, but it depends on their willingness to join up, writes Buzz Burrell
General practitioners are under immense pressure – working long hours (often unpaid), facing staff shortages, and experiencing high rates of burnout. Too few young doctors are becoming GPs, leaving the profession facing an exodus as aging practitioners prepare to retire.
A positive evaluation shows between 4-23 per cent of patients from a WellSouth practices sample had a warm handover to a health improvement practitioner or health coach in the previous year
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