The doctor who popularised bow ties in general practice bows out after 27 years immersed in New Zealand health politics, primary care advocacy and patient care. Ruth Brown talks to Jonathan Fox
For GPs around the country awaiting the nirvana of an integrated health IT system, the South Island’s HealthOne sounds like the answer. But exactly how does it work? Christchurch GP Rose Laing explains
Lincoln GP Richard Clinghan is sharing his passion for TED Talks, the internationally popular short, sharp lectures, with his Pegasus Health colleagues. He’s created Peg Talks
The health minister has announced a major review of the wider health system, apparently sidelining what many in general practice had hoped would be a specific review of primary care funding
Over the years I have got a lot out of Balint groups. We talk about tricky patients and all sorts of thoughts and feelings that get elicited in the doctor–patient relationship
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