Thanks to actions New Zealand has taken over the past two years, the country, our health system and health workers have been protected from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic seen elsewhere
What is the point of PHOs? I was reminded once that I had been quoted as calling my PHO a “self-licking ice cream”. I became a director of the same PHO to learn what I could about the functioning of the health system at a local level and represent my fellow GPs
I could probably sum up my reading of a selection of pae ora legislation submissions with the age-old adage, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”
I could probably sum up my reading of a selection of pae ora legislation submissions with the age-old adage, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”
What is the point of PHOs? I was reminded once that I had been quoted as calling my PHO a “self-licking ice cream”. I became a director of the same PHO to learn what I could about the functioning of the health system at a local level and represent my fellow GPs
Blacked-out pages on a briefing paper to health minister Andrew Little leaves many questions unanswered about progress being made on rural training hubs
It is now one year since I started my role as chief executive of the Rural General Practice Network. The country was in lockdown and the health system appeared under threat from a global pandemic surging across the borders
General practice can have influence on the comprehensive health system reforms announced by health minister Andrew Little, says RNZCGP medical director and Porirua GP Bryan Betty
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