Dr Doctor was surprised by the speed at which the Labour Party updated its website when prime minister Jacinda Ardern demoted David Clark and added health to Chris Hipkins’ bulging portfolio.
In unprecedented action more than 3400 practice nurses and administration staff are expected to walk off the job later this month for a two-hour stopwork meeting over the pay parity impasse
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The Māori Health Authority proposed in the Simpson review is not empowered, has “little more than an advisory role” on equity issues, and carries a commissioning budget of less than $23 million, say dissenting panel members and advisory experts
Primary care networks existed before PHOs and will continue to do so even if the Simpson report recommendations are taken up, says Pegasus Health chief executive Vince Barry
The Māori Health Authority proposed in the Simpson review is not empowered, has “little more than an advisory role” on equity issues, and carries a commissioning budget of less than $23 million, say dissenting panel members and advisory experts
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