As we sailed off to our respective holiday sunsets on 16 December, we turned off the comment function on our website. Believe me, it’s safer that way. Come 16 January, it was all systems go. Here, Whangārei specialist GP Geoff Cunningham comments on a heartfelt piece by Wellington specialist GP Emma Dunning as she closed her door on general practice – Ed.
Health services in Tairāwhiti and the Coromandel Peninsula were affected by ex-tropical cyclone Hale, which smashed its way across many north-eastern and eastern parts of the North Island in mid-January
The loss of the NZMA, with its history of staunch advocacy, has cemented the idea of a new organisation to be the voice of GPs, writes its cofounder Buzz Burrell
A free “summer overload” telehealth service for rural and Māori general practices, launched just before Christmas, was busy but not swamped during the peak holiday season
Karen Hoare has made history in nursing and academia more than 30 years after setting off for The Gambia somewhat as an accessory to her doctor husband. Fiona Cassie reports
Te Aka Whai Ora board member Sharon Shea is leaving the authority on 1 February, having been on government health boards since she was appointed to Northland DHB in 2010
Maintaining core services during a pandemic helped Auckland-based Pacific provider The Fono record a surplus on a par with the previous year, says chief executive Tevita Funaki
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