So, you've decided to tackle the famous Cornerstone process, the pinnacle of practice organisational achievement, to reach the dizzy heights of being one of those 200... sorry 230 (the figure increases by the day) practices who have entered the hallowed halls of Cornerstonism
Many of the decisions our DHBs make – and the problems they face – are revealed months after the event. Is secrecy the problem, does the public care, or is something wrong with how we organise health governance? New Zealand Doctor editor Barbara Fountain investigates
GPs shouldn’t feel health system review panel chair Heather Simpson wants to attack their businesses in her role as harbinger of change to the health system
Reformation of the very low cost access scheme features in a National Party policy health discussion document released today – but it stops short of suggesting solutions
GPs shouldn’t feel health system review panel chair Heather Simpson wants to attack their businesses in her role as harbinger of change to the health system
Waitangi Tribunal claimants cautioned the Ministry of Health in March about producing a new Māori health document to refresh an old Māori health document they said hadn’t been implemented
Noting 148,000 New Zealand children live in households “doing it really tough”, physicians say their scrutiny of the evidence pinpoints urgent priorities to improve children’s lives
It is not enough for the health system to be non-racist, it must be actively anti-racist and provide staff with the skills to be so, says professor Peter Crampton
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