After practice nurses miss out on pay parity funding due to “lack of evidence”, nurse educator Barbara Docherty outlines a strategy to get the best proof of nurses’ worth
Despite “huge pay parity” gaps faced by Māori health providers, their general practice nurses won’t get pay parity funding, says National Hauora Coalition clinical director Ranche Johnson
The fact some GPs dig into their own pockets to retain practice nurses rather than lose them to higher-paying hospitals does not mean there is no pay disparity in the sector, says general practice leader Tim Malloy
A funding accountability regime is being devised to monitor primary care because Te Whatu Ora considers it’s getting poor-quality information from the sector
Primary care leaders welcome the release of the Sapere capitation review and its findings of general practice underfunding, calling for the Government to urgently rectify the problems
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