Thousands of practice nurses and administrative staff could go on strike in two weeks’ time if union members vote today in favour of the last-resort industrial action
Diabetes is the country's biggest and fastest-growing health condition and south Auckland is the region most affected. Ministry of Health figures show in 2020 there were 277,803 people with diabetes, with 47,988 in Counties Manukau alone
Government support is being sought to fast-track the rollout of the health care home model to more practices. Mark Liddle, chair of Collaborative Aotearoa which champions the model, made the request in a letter to health minister Andrew Little last month, says collaborative chief executive Amarjit Maxwell
A Christchurch GP has won a $435,000 COVID-19 research grant to look at what hindered and helped kaupapa Māori vaccination clinics. Fiona Cassie finds out more
Finishing the capitation review and after-hours funding frameworks are among 30-plus items on the Te Whatu Ora’s Early Actions Programme "to do" list for primary care
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