Today, we continue our series on the working lives of GPs or family doctors in other parts of the world. Dr Murphy is based in Dublin, Ireland. He believes in generalism and feels the specialty doesn’t get the respect it deserves. And don’t ask him about lunch hours
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
Christchurch PHO had to cease several long-standing clinical programmes after losing more than $43,000 in annual funding as a result of the earthquake in 2011
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”
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
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