A majority in general practice seem to be weathering the COVID-19 storm without major damage, but a significant minority face uncertainty or even cutbacks.
AN EMERGENCY FUND providing case-by-case support for practices and urgent-care centres unable to adapt to the drop in patient presentations during lockdown, is an option to consider, says GenPro chair Tim Malloy.
The switch to mostly virtual consultations in pandemic lockdowns has revved up general practice’s adoption of electronic prescribing, with nearly 90 per cent now doing it by keyboard alone.
One of the main objectives of the General Practice Owners Association of Aotearoa New Zealand has been to secure direct representation for general practice “contracted providers” at the negotiation forum where their main contract with PHOs is agreed.
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