Primary care nurses and practices return to wage bargaining in November as they wait to see whether DHB nurses accept an offer that will create a new $5000 pay gap between sectors
Our response to the Delta outbreak in recent weeks has demonstrated the value of organised general practice, and the importance of primary-care leadership to achieving good outcomes.
It is looking increasingly likely that general practice teams will soon be managing cases of COVID-19 regularly in the community. GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses what this might look like and how you can support patients in their homes
In a post-COVID world, practices can no longer decide to “cherry-pick” which parts of the patient journey to deliver digitally, argues patient portal pioneer Sanjeewa Samaraweera.
It was a hot October day when I arrived in Hāwera in late 2020. After meeting local independent GP Keith Blayney and iwi-owned practice Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare general manager Graham Young, my third and final stop for the day was the hospital on the other side of town.
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