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
Thousands of frontline community health workers – including nurses in aged-care facilities - are in for a pay rise as the Labour Government takes action on pay parity in the health 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
Profit in health is here to stay, but health minister Andrew Little’s recent comments on the matter are revealing his cognitive bias, writes emeritus GP from Mapua Jim Vause
National Party member Vanessa Weenink reckons having been a Labour Party member won’t harm her hopes of becoming the MP for Banks Peninsula in Canterbury
The number of doctors confirmed to start the General Practice Education Programme next year is down on this year, despite a promise that most trainees will get pay parity with hospital registrars
The number of doctors confirmed to start the General Practice Education Programme next year is down on this year, despite a promise that most trainees will get pay parity with hospital registrars
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