Primary care must make an urgent effort to protect Māori and Pasifika whānau from COVID-19 say ProCare clinical directors Tania Riddell and Justine Mesui
Distribution of essential items such as PPE and testing swabs is moving from “peacetime” to a “wartime” footing, says director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield
These days, home-based John Ross is in and out of virtual meetings with his PHO’s practices, Auckland region’s DHBs and everyone in between coordinating action on COVID-19
The “new normal” will see the first official annual funding talks for primary care still going ahead tomorrow but online, and with COVID-19 high on the agenda
COVID-19 funding of $15 million is being paid to general practices this week – and the DHBs and Ministry of Health are backing calls for a further $10 million a week support during the lockdown
The COVID-19 lockdown has caused a steep downturn in patients and income for general practices as they await details of the Government’s COVID-19 support package
The centre where I work, Te Whare Ora o Eketāhuna – Eketāhuna Health Centre, hit the headlines recently, with the “patient journey” at the centre of debate
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