GenPro chair Angus Chambers has dubbed the newly launched HPV screening test “postcode medicine” due to major differences in how it is funded from region to region
August 2023 will go down in history as the month senior medical officers in Aotearoa voted to take nationwide strike action in support of improved pay and conditions for the first time ever, writes Sarah Dalton
Boundaries for a further 22 of the 60 or so localities planned to cover the country are set to be signed off, says Te Whatu Ora national director commissioning Abbe Anderson
The biggest risk to localities is “the centre” reasserting control and the localised influence of iwi and community becoming tokenised, says Takiwā Poutini Partnership chair Kevin Hague
Practice managers and administrators, including receptionists, can expect a lot from their professional organisation PMAANZ and from the upcoming conference, writes Jennifer Kaponga
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