When the headline screamed out “Flesh eating bugs at Melbourne beach”, I was struck with a vision of sunbathers succumbing to necrotising fasciitis (or “fascists”, as my spellcheck would have it)
DHBs are weathering unexpected financial highs and lows when they treat patients from outside their districts, and Lester Levy says that’s not working for the three DHBs where he is chair
DHB wants to ensure Bay of Islands Hospital at Kawakawa gets a healthcare home, despite the iwi trust dropping its designs for a health and wellness one-stop shop
News the Government is considering using private finance to fund the $1.2 to $1.4 billion rebuild of Dunedin Hospital has been met with alarm by both local GPs and the senior doctors’ union
Today’s announcement by National to extend $18 GP visits to Community Services Card holders surprised RNZCGP president Tim Malloy, but he says it’s positive for patients
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