Locum Richard Griffiths says he was appalled to have primary care leaders use the label “untrained” for doctors who, like him, do not have vocational registration
Frustration about GP work conditions reared its head on the New Zealand Doctor website, and intensified after health minister David Clark’s address to the South GP CME conference earlier this month
From running clinics in tiny remote settlements to donning a hard hat in a hot, noisy factory – it’s all in a week’s work for eastern Bay of Plenty GPs
An anti-bullying policy, and a “telling off” for people who don’t follow it, will not change poor behaviour, says a researcher who has developed a more positive approach
The large sails adorning the entrance to Three Rivers Health in Ashburton sing out defiance to the region’s occasional nor’west wind while providing a fanfare welcome to patients
At the official opening of Ashburton’s Three Rivers Health centre earlier this month, health minister David Clark reiterated his belief in the critical role primary care plays in a successful health system
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