An archer bing banned for two years after testing positive for a beta-blocker should serve as a warning to both athletes and GPs about the risks associated with taking regularly prescribed medicines, according to an expert in the field
The potential for a 25-hour strike by junior hospital doctors to affect general practice is mitigated by the fact that practices have little extra capacity to deal with patients displaced by the action
Auckland specialist GP Patti Piper says she is making the right move for her medical centre’s long-term future in selling to Green Cross Health, but it was still a hard decision to make
GPs are being encouraged to diary their winter workload for a week this June as the next step in a project to build an evidence-based picture of what is a safe and sustainable patient load
Just over 520 general practices took up the option of nominating an agent to be their voice at tomorrow’s contract forum talks under the lobbied for new representation process
GP registrars are the future of general practice, and New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa wants to hear from them. We asked Ronan Finn 12 questions about general practice, medical school and what excites him about his career ahead
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