Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora are about to review applicants seeking to run a new rural after-hours telehealth service designed to take pressure off general practices
Bruce Stewart bought a practice in a small rural town 36 years ago. From Feilding in the Manawatū, Dr Stewart talks to Zahra Shahtamasebi about the decades of change
I’m in practice as part of a group in a cost-share arrangement and I heard about the recent Supreme Court decision that related to a general practice that had this arrangement. Do we need to review our structure and the way we work together in our group practice?
If you had been looking to buy a gift for the one-year anniversary of the health reforms on 1 July, it would have been paper. This is a happy coincidence, considering we as a newspaper are close scrutineers of the reforms. Editor Barbara Fountain asked a few people in the sector their thoughts on the following questions: What areas of the reforms are you happy with? What is an area where progress is not what you anticipated? How well do you think the reform has been communicated to your part of the health system? Score out of 10.
GP registrars are the future of general practice, and New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa wants to hear from them. We asked Matt O’Sullivan 11 questions about general practice, medical school and what excites him about his career ahead
Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones looks at patient complaints, including their impact on mental health and wellbeing, then discusses how to cope should one come your way
A GP is hoping her do-up of a 1950s’ house will be a drawcard for new recruits to the practice. Fiona Cassie talks to Waimate Medical Centre owner Sarah Creegan
After “frustrating” negotiations, some 92 per cent of general practices are now in line to receive about $8000 per nurse to reduce the pay gap of up to $20,000 with current Te Whatu Ora nurse rates
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