Details are still sketchy but PSAAP says it is edging closer to announcing how the Government’s changes for primary care announced in May’s Budget will be implemented
Health minister David Clark is confident general practices can manage the rise in demand when the Government’s promise to lower patient fees becomes a reality on 1 December
Frustration about GP work conditions reared its head on the New Zealand Doctor website, and intensified after health minister David Clark’s address to the South GP CME conference earlier this month
Low fees for hundreds of thousands of patients who hold the Community Service Card are on their way, and the health minister says general practices will manage the transition
University of Otago researchers are calling for more transparency and dialogue around the formula used to distribute funding between the country’s 20 district health boards, integral to the functioning of the New Zealand health system
Northland DHB chief executive Nick Chamberlain fears some Whangarei GPs or practices could be lost if their financial situations continue to deteriorate
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