Stuck in the political twilight zone, awaiting the outcome of negotiations to determine the next government, I digressed out into the field, quite literally, to write this column last week
New Zealand’s overly complicated primary care funding stands in dire need of streamlining, but the data to do it are lacking, US researcher Amy Downs has found
Health policy expert Tim Tenbensel, a keen observer of the health sector, sees a tipping point coming for the sector whereby promised new funding could either entrench current ways or open the sector to new possibilities, given some good direction
The NZMA chooses post-election lull to promote its view of spending on health, saying it’s time political leaders invested in the promise of health as a universal right
One capitated payment could be designed for primary care, with weightings for health status, disease prevalence, income and race/ethnicity, says US researcher
Northland DHB is turning to the Government for funds, after an iwi organisation decided it could not go ahead with building an integrated, whanau ora wellness centre in Kawakawa.
Beyond a pre-election promise to make hundreds of thousands more people entitled to a decent-sized GP fee subsidy, National’s health spokesperson Jonathan Coleman appears unconvinced by GP calls for a deeper review of primary care funding
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