A GP’s failure to act on a patient’s CT scan results led to a delay of more than two-and-a-half years in her cancer diagnosis, the Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled
Te Whatu Ora had a 13 per cent response rate in its initial survey of patients’ waiting times for planned care, out of a total of 20,339 people contacted nationally
Martin Johnston distils some advice offered in a conference session called The Elephant in the Room – the Workforce Crisis in Primary Care in New Zealand
A call for more GPs to classify and code patients with long COVID is backed by researcher Anna Brooks, who is worried about the lack of local data on the post-viral illness
Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones provides a quick clinical update on superficial vein thrombosis, based on what he recently learnt from his local HealthPathways
GPs have a chance to clarify how much work they do beyond consultations with patients, so the RNZCGP can better advocate for them, writes Luke Bradford
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