I have been exasperated by a simple but fundamental issue ever since I began in my role as chief executive of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network 18 months ago.
Health officials overseeing COVID-19 community-case-management plans are well aware of the importance of sorting out primary care funding, says General Practice New Zealand chair Jeff Lowe
A shake-up in east Christchurch general practice could lead to two new, Very Low Cost Access general practices being founded to serve Aranui and Wainoni, in competition with Whanau Ora Community Clinic network’s services.
Patients would have great difficulty finding out from Auckland general practices just what contraception they provide, says a primary care professional.
"I am sure you will be concerned to hear that GenPro's Chair, Dr Tim Malloy, has been admitted to CCU and is receiving medical care following an MI at the start of the week
The Ministry of Health wants to delay decisions on funding for community care of COVID-19 cases until after agreement is reached on the model of care to be used
There is a predictable future in which people in New Zealand with mild to moderate disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 will be managed in their own homes by their GP teams.
The government needs to work out who will pay for widespread telehealth management of mild-tomoderate COVID-19 in the community, says Primary Care Clinical Leaders Group chair Jo Scott-Jones
The government needs to work out who will pay for widespread telehealth management of mild-tomoderate COVID-19 in the community, says Primary Care Clinical Leaders Group chair Jo Scott-Jones.
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