Complaint processes are viewed as an important part of improving patient safety, but what does that mean for GPs? Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps discusses who bears the risk
When the day’s consultations are over, a GP’s work is not done, says Luke Bradford. Acknowledgement is needed of the extra work to remain on top of our game, embrace new modalities of care and lead multidisciplinary teams, Dr Bradford writes
Mamaeroa (Mae) Koukouhepule Sise David is a third-year GP registrar at McLaren Park Medical Centre, west Auckland, and with the Immunisation Advisory Centre. Dr Sise’s whakapapa is Māori and Pasifika. “No Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāti Porou toku mama, no Niue toku Papa”
About 10 patients a day are being referred in the early days of a new winter overload service being offered to Canterbury general practices and urgent care clinics
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