The country’s biggest practice nurse contract talks will be resuming shortly with uncertainty being caused by the separate, but related, pay equity claim process
A proposal to scrap the ACC funding barrier hindering general practices from employing paramedics to deliver PRIME and injury treatment services is warmly welcomed by rural providers
The general practice crisis in the Far North has forced Kaitaia Hospital to coordinate and fund a primary care after-hours service on site for the past year
A longstanding Wānaka GP is not convinced a large “flashy” private hospital proposed for Wānaka is the answer to the fast-growing rural town’s health needs
The criticisms keep on rolling after Te Whatu Ora broadcast an estimate that “about 40 to 50 per cent of general practice work could be done through tele-consultations”
We were surprised and disappointed to hear in Te Whatu Ora’s ‘Building the Future of Health’ webinar on Tuesday 7 May, and subsequently reported in New Zealand Doctor, that the agency believes that up to 50% of general practice work could be done by telehealth
THINK Hauora PHO supports GPNZ and PHO partner statements in questioning a recent Te Whatu Ora claim that 50% of GP work can be resolved via telehealth
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