Being appointed chief medical officer of Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority, specialist GP Rawiri McKree Jansen says, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Public health researcher Clive Aspin has welcomed the Government’s 10-year HIV elimination plan but says it does not reflect HIV’s disproportionate impact on wāhine Māori
On home visits, enrolled nurse Maudie Paul-Palmer takes cervical-cancer smears or changes wound dressings and, on one memorable occasion, she took a patient’s blood pressure in a pizza parlour. Fiona Cassie reports on a pioneer of the enrolled-nurse role in general practice
The outreach efforts of Auckland health workers enabled New Zealanders to celebrate Christmas last year with a semblance of normality during the COVID-19 Delta outbreak
Don Matheson, Johanna Reidy and Rawiri Keenan say the health reforms have not presented a coherent vision for primary and community care. In this, the first of two articles, they fill in some gaps in a bid to spark policy discussion
Lady Tureiti Moxon is proud to have been on the inaugural board of Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority, but found some relief at not being appointed to the board proper
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