It is time for the pendulum to swing back towards generalism in medicine, says the new head of general practice and rural health at the University of Otago
Island Bay GP Richard Medlicott will soon be cycling hundreds of kilometres through South Island landscapes to raise doctors’ awareness of chronic fatigue syndrome
A Dunedin general practice has temporarily closed its books after positive publicity and word of mouth about its health care home changes contributed to it “drowning” in new patients
Hutt GP David Young is study doctor in a drug trial he says may lead to cancer patients being treated in the community, cheaply, effectively and with few side effects
The cooperative company that manages ProCare Health, New Zealand’s largest PHO with about 800,000 enrolled patients, is dipping its toe into medical centre ownership for the first time
Junction Health Medical Centre in Cromwell is expanding to meet demand, but not just in size – a second couple have joined the board to keep ownership a family affair
More than four years after four nurses took a leap of faith and bought a Greymouth practice from their former GP, the plucky team have shifted into a new purpose-built centre
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