TWO YEARS AGO, Wanaka GP Lucy O’Hagan burned out. She hit the wall, broke down, went over the edge – there is no actual medical diagnosis for what happened to her
She’s helping out at a high-needs, hard-to-staff Waitara general practice, has a full-time job at New Plymouth’s MediCross Urgent Care & GP Clinic, works as a police medical officer and represents her community on Taranaki DHB
To avoid missing out on capitation for the first quarter, two GPs enrolled patients at a pop-up desk outside the building site of their soon-to-open new practice
I am writing this to help clarify my own thoughts on where general practice is, and to inspire colleagues to do the same and stand up for what they believe
She’s helping out at a high-needs, hard-to-staff Waitara general practice, has a full-time job at New Plymouth’s MediCross Urgent Care & GP Clinic, works as a police medical officer and represents her community on Taranaki DHB
She’s helping out at a high-needs, hard-to-staff Waitara general practice, has a full-time job at New Plymouth’s MediCross Urgent Care & GP Clinic, works as a police medical officer and represents her community on Taranaki DHB
General practice support and advocacy group General Practice New Zealand is tightening its belt, saving $90,000 annually by shedding staff and moving its Wellington office
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