Health Minister Shane Reti is increasingly anxious about the possibility of a measles outbreak in New Zealand, saying the country was very lucky not to have deaths from the virus in 2019
In a year of multiple weather events, including two cyclones, primary care successfully scrambled to serve its communities despite power blackouts and flooding. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan looks at the lessons to be learned ahead of the next disaster
Continued mask use should be normalised and encouraged now that the Government has ended COVID-19 restrictions, says RNZCGP medical director Luke Bradford
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti is appointing a Crown observer to Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora, citing significant ongoing challenges around the 2022 health reforms
Martin Johnston reports on the markers of stress in general practice, where the feeling of failing to cope is palpable and Fiona Cassie spent hours searching for data to explain why general practice finds itself working so hard but ultimately often failing to live up to its own expectations of good care
In a year of multiple weather events, including two cyclones, primary care successfully scrambled to serve its communities despite power blackouts and flooding. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan looks at the lessons to be learned ahead of the next disaster
Health minister Shane Reti is non-committal about the Government funding the just-lodged pay equity claim for practice nurses, saying he is expecting official advice on this and other related issues
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