In the countdown to next year’s election, MPs can expect to hear more from health advocates door-knocking, emailing and generally twisting MPs’ arms to fix problems.
Six years after officials began promoting patient portals, hundreds of general practices provide them – but don’t allow patients a digital view of their medical records
General practice partnership group OmniHealth is poised to take over medical care for the Selwyn Foundation’s two largest Auckland retirement facilities, a first for the company
POLICY PUZZLER
Tim Tenbensel spells out the circuitous path that awaits health activists in their attempt to influence policy – but hopes people still take that step
In the driveway of a sprawling beachside Tauranga brick-and-tile residence, home to just-retired police doctors’ leading light Jack Drummond, sits a bland beige Japanese SUV
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