No spending or details to date on new primary care initiatives, such as comprehensive primary care teams, is frustrating but not surprising, say policy analysts
General practice leaders still seek funding to match new hospital nurse pay rates for their nurses despite health minister Ayesha Verrall signalling the aim is to reduce, and not remove, pay gaps
Counties Medical opened a new purpose-built integrated health centre in south Auckland last month. The 560sqm medical centre is based in the Waiata Shores centre in Takanini, alongside a 148sqm radiology centre, which is operated by SRG Radiology
Te Whatu Ora is to start paying capitation at equity-adjusted rates next month, but the new approach had not been signed off by top officials by press time
General practices keen to host an overseas-trained junior doctor outnumbered the places on offer in a trial of a primary care pathway to full registration
GP registrars are the future of general practice, and New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa wants to hear from them. We asked Francis Katoa 11 questions about general practice, medical school and what excites him about his career ahead
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