Primary and Community Health Aotearoa (formally the Federation of Primary Health Aotearoa New Zealand) are calling for an urgent change to the way our health system is funded
A new report about rural primary care identifies inequities in service provision, major pressures on funding and workforce, unsustainably high levels of clinical risk, and barriers for patients to access care when and where they need it
Gisborne’s biggest general practice has decided to reduce its operating hours for the second time in a year, and cancel its weekend and after-hours services in a bid to shore up its finances and reduce staff burnout
The crisis in Tairāwhiti primary healthcare is another warning of the looming collapse of primary healthcare in New Zealand unless drastic action is taken, says Dr Angus Chambers, Chair of the General Practice Owners Association (GenPro)
Non-Māori PHOs would have to show they could acquire at least 40 per cent of patient enrolments in a new health district if they wanted to set up there, Te Whatu Ora says in a document outlining its proposed policy
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