Government investment in primary care has grown, but the number of people being hospitalised with acute conditions is still rising faster than population growth, a senior specialists’ union researcher points out
It was perhaps the coldest day of the year, a frosty –2°C, but that didn’t seem to deter women from attending the first clinic on board Te Waka Wahine Hauora: The Women’s Health Bus
Taranaki GP Rose Bruce’s concerns about the preparedness of medical students for rural rotations and the extra burden created for GPs where students are not well prepared was canvassed in the article “Busy rural GPs near end of tether with med student mentoring added to heavy load”
A pioneering south Auckland co-located general practice and mental health service has served as the launchpad for the Government’s wider mental health ambitions
Mental health nurses, cognitive behavioural therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, peer support workers to become business as usual in general practice
The Government is ratcheting up investment in mental health and addiction and anticipating GPs playing a big role in its new “more access and choice” approach
My children have been missing me over these recent months. They are very cross with the lack of GPs in New Zealand and blame them for my lack of connection and time with them of late
How much does Wellington academic and GP Lynn McBain still relate to her childhood home in Canada? It’s stuck to her like glue, despite 30 years settled happily in New Zealand’s capital
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