We need some guidance about leave. We have an employee who uses all their annual leave entitlement as soon as it becomes available and then requests leave without pay during the rest of the year to take further breaks. How do we manage this?
We need some guidance about leave. We have an employee who uses all their annual leave entitlement as soon as it becomes available and then requests leave without pay during the rest of the year to take further breaks. How do we manage this?
We have received a complaint from a staff member against another staff member. The complaint concerns their behaviour rather than their competence. Can you please give us some guidance on how to deal with this issue?
We have received a complaint from a staff member against another staff member. The complaint concerns their behaviour rather than their competence. Can you please give us some guidance on how to deal with this issue?
GPs need to be reminded that when they determine a probable cause of death and sign a patient’s death certificate, the decision cannot be appealed or referred to the Health and Disability Commissioner
A pharmacy that mistakenly dispensed a fast-release insulin pen instead of a slow-release pen has been found to have breached a patient’s rights by the health and disability commissioner
Responding to a letter from Wellington general practice academic Ben Gray, Morag McDowell addresses the role of HDC investigations in protecting consumer rights and enhancing healthcare quality despite a rise in complaints and ongoing systemic challenges
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