Recent changes to the Arms Act 1983 and the launch of Te Tari Pūreke are intended to support the safe and responsible use of firearms in Aotearoa, making our communities safer. This article answers some common questions about the implications of these changes for health practitioners
General practices are suffocating under the weight of emails and paperwork. Amanda Cameron takes a look at one GP’s inventive response, and traverses other approaches and views
Te Whatu Ora should take on the employment of GP trainees, according to the report that underpins the Government’s new efforts to improve the training and make it attractive to many more doctors
The national shortage of GPs is biting down hard. Martin Johnston reports on an effort under way in rural Taranaki to stabilise and develop general practice
To kick off another year of thought-provoking articles, GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses the need for change in 2022. What will you do for vulnerable populations and to enable your practice to flourish under the health reforms?
Purchases by corporate and other ownership networks have stepped up in the past 18 months with more than 40 medical centres going fully or partially into network ownership. That is about three times the number of transactions that went through in the 2020 calendar year
Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones looks at some strategies you can use to manage the high expectations that come with striving to provide the best possible care to 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