Health minister David Clark says the Government is aware of concerns in primary care about the lack of funding for GP training and is committed to increasing the GPEP intake to 300 a year “over time”
A ground-breaking Northland training programme has celebrated a decade of introducing medical students to the attractions of regional and rural medicine, with a bit of romantic matchmaking on the side
Today, we continue our series on the working lives of GPs in other parts of the world. Dr Bentley is based in Sydney, Australia, where he enjoys his work as an “old-school” doctor
Expanding free services in primary care is supported by the majority of GPs, even though they fear it could affect the sustainability of general practice
Keen to update his emergency skills, GP Mike Brewer is taking a short sabbatical from his Motueka practice to work on the West Coast and spend more time in the great outdoors
Conference attendance in Venice proves no deterrent to patient contact from an insomniac barrister, and the unease of potentially insecure data networks
The trial of a Christchurch doctor alleged to have indecently assaulted or sexually violated 14 men has revealed claims of groping patients' genitals, inappropriate touching and a sexual encounter during a consultation
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