Agreement has been reached on a package of $376.2 million over four years for general practice to provide free visits for under-14s and expand use of the Community Services Card
Patients have acclaimed his eczema treatments, and he is the author of a book on the subject, but Auckland GP Joseph Williams has had his unconventional prescribing deemed malpractice
A new set of proposals for a stronger system of recertification is out from the Medical Council, after the poor reception among GPs of its plan last year
Large numbers of New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes are not at high risk of a cardiovascular event – and many are at surprisingly low risk, epidemiologist Rod Jackson says
Patient numbers are up but permanent GPs are proving elusive for Owhata Medical Centre in Rotorua, after the practice produced a recruitment video to attract new staff
When the Ministry of Health shifted the goalposts defining a rural general practice, some practices were centimetres out from touch – just shy of the rural ranking score needed to get them across the line
South Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui has purchased the health centre in Pātea, a move the practice’s former owner says gives the community some certainty their health needs will be met in the future
Waipukurau’s Tuki Tuki Medical in central Hawke’s Bay has established a satellite clinic in the isolated coastal community of Pōrangahau to improve healthcare for locals
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