Emily Cavana wonders how AI tools such as Nabla will capture the nuances of patient interactions, especially in the context of the country’s unique cultural and linguistic aspects
About 20 general practices were “onboarded’ to the long-awaited rural telehealth service in its first week, says Te Whatu Ora clinical director primary and community care Sarah Clarke
More than 600 GPs are today starting a daily work diary to capture data for an RNZCGP project seeking to show the gap between what GPs do “and what they are funded to do”
The limited number of regions able to enlist graduate practice nurses for voluntary bonding excludes some high-need areas, says College of Nurses Aotearoa executive director Kate Weston
Te Whatu Ora says it is making progress on a massive orthopaedic surgery backlog despite figures showing more than 14,000 people were waiting for operations at the end of September
Blenheim GP specialist Ros Gellatly has reinvented herself by shortening her hours and adopting complementary therapies after burnout nearly ended her long medical career
GP medical referrals to Whanganui Hospital are once again being triaged after staffing levels improved, but clinicians remain keen to review the hospital’s “gatekeeper” role
The merger of two practices in a bid to address long patient wait times and a GP shortage is paying dividends, according to Taupō Medical Centre chief executive Dale Towers
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