I could probably sum up my reading of a selection of pae ora legislation submissions with the age-old adage, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”
General practice and primary care have been included in a Ministry of Health list of “critical health services” for the purposes of the Omicron outbreak
Specialist GP Mukesh Haikerwal’s large medical centre in western Melbourne had to reduce services briefly because so many staff were off as Omicron cases or contacts
Lack of healthcare staff is affecting the Pacific vaccination response in the Waikato region, says K’aute Pasifika Trust’s chief executive, Leaupepe Rachel Karalus
A business adviser is urging general practices to prepare immediately for how they will operate at the height of New Zealand’s Omicron outbreak of COVID-19
The pandemic has created opportunities for primary care as well as putting it “under the pump”, says Vince Barry, the departing chief executive of Pegasus Health
The South Taranaki Rural Health General Practice has slowed the pace of new enrolments after staff became concerned about their ability to practise safely
Two PHOs have stepped in to temporarily fund after-hours nurse telephone triage for Canterbury general practices, after the DHB pulled the funding plug for most practices
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