Ruth Brown tests the temperature in Dunedin, home to New Zealand’s largest new hospital build, for signs of warmth between hospital and primary/community partners
Very Low Cost Access practices serve high-needs populations and require more support, so will get a funding injection as part of new low-fee schemes starting on 1 December
Health authorities don’t like talking about utilisation rates when it comes to the 1 December rollout of cheaper fees for Community Services Card holders
Ruth Brown tests the temperature in Dunedin, home to New Zealand’s largest new hospital build, for signs of warmth between hospital and primary/community partners
Health authorities don’t like talking about utilisation rates when it comes to the 1 December rollout of cheaper fees for Community Services Card holders
Director-general of health and Ministry of Health chief executive Ashley Bloomfield was confronted by uncomfortable truths on healthcare for Māori, but he promised to lead improvement
Last month, Auckland GP Marcia Walker posted the following Facebook comment to Juliet Rumball-Smith, the Northland doctor who takes up the role of chief advisor for primary care at the Ministry of Health in December
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