One of the great enjoyments of my professional life has been the many dinners I have had with doctors, often as a precursor to a medicolegal presentation
Drug addiction is a health issue, not a criminal or disciplinary one, but a few “sad and bad” doctors end their careers penalised for inappropriate prescribing
After 10 happy years at the practice, the practice nurse moved to a warmer climate and the female GP recruited a replacement who did not “gel” in the same way
It is easy for a doctor under cross-examination to become constrained by the questioning and to be unable to reveal the true circumstances. Preparation, as Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps explains, can help stop you becoming frozen in the spotlight
It is easy for a doctor under cross-examination to become constrained by the questioning and to be unable to reveal the true circumstances. Preparation, as Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps explains, can help stop you becoming frozen in the spotlight
British doctor Hadiza Bawa-Garba’s conviction for manslaughter sends chills through New Zealand doctors, who see parallels between her work pressures and their own
Galileo Galilei is credited with writing “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
Galileo Galilei is credited with writing “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
A GP and a medical centre have been criticised by the deputy health and disability commissioner for their treatment of a woman with chronic renal disease
No family, no guardian, no ability to complain about their treatment or leave the home they have been placed in: New Zealanders are being denied their rights. Virginia McMillan reports
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